>>13505603Surface level takes that have been regurgitated by pop media regrading issues plane faced during development, mostly because GAO. Overstating the airplanes cost, including the "1 trillion" talking point.
The JSF capabilities are significant and cheap compared to competing alternatives. The decision to merge 3 programs into one have saved a lot of money and provided the military with join capabilities never before had.
The biggest failure of the JSF program was the military commitment to openness. Which have lead to countless dumb take by politicians and the media alike. The program faced many political hurdles as a consequence that have done nothing but delay and complicate.
THIS is the actual lesson the military learned from the JSF program. Which is the reason why both B21 and NGAD are being worked on completely away from the limelight.
