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It's a little bit early to write the F-35 off as a failure, unless you're talking purely about the financial side.

It's a little bit early to write the F-35 off as a failure, unless you're talking purely about the financial side. Certainly it's a failure as a down-market F-22 with strike capability. It's far too expensive for that. We won't really know what kind of air superiority platform the F-35 is until it's had a few run-ins with other modern fighters. Stealth capabilities and superior sensors may be more than enough to make up for lack of maneuverability. Or maybe not.

Posted by tsotha on Jun 18, 2014, 7:53 AM

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It's a little bit early to write the F-35 off as a failure, unless you're talking purely about the financial side.

tsothaJun 18, 2014, 7:53 AM

It's a little bit early to write the F-35 off as a failure, unless you're talking purely about the financial side. Certainly it's a failure as a down-market F-22 with strike capability. It's far too expensive for that. We won't really know what kind of air superiority platform the F-35 is until it's had a few run-ins with other modern fighters. Stealth capabilities and superior sensors may be more than enough to make up for lack of maneuverability. Or maybe not.

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