All $243 Million Dollar F-35s Grounded for Software and Hardware Fixes

[unhappycamper]

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unhappycamper summary of this article: Just another speed bump on the road to oblivion.




F-35s grounded for software, hinge fixes
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 1, 2010 20:42:52 EDT

Flight testing of all F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variants has been temporarily suspended until software that controls functioning of the engine’s three fuel boost pumps is modified, the Pentagon said Friday.

[TheWraith]

1. The F-35 is a waste.

We're retooling our multirole fighter slot for an aircraft which includes stealth capability, even though that's completely unnecessary for virtually all of it's duties. In the rare case when we might be facing an integrated air defense system, we've shown we can handle it using a combination of cruise missiles and much less costly dedicated strike aircraft like the F-117.

We'd do better creating a new Block 60 version of the F-16, stripping it down to the airframe and giving it a new engine and avionics. I bet you that you could trick the thing out for less than $50 million a plane.

Edit for a typo.

[Greyhound]

2. Surprise, surprise, surprise...

I can hardly believe my eyes, our vaunted military geniuses have poured billions of our dollars into a useless black hole to build a platform designed to carry out a mission better achieved by cheaper, existing weapons, to fight a war that can never be fought, against an enemy that doesn't exist.

"Nobody could've predicted this":eyes:

Welcome to the corporate welfare states of America.

I notice the chickenhawks are cravenly unreccing this notice of more billions stolen from our people to provide aid and comfort to parasites.
:kick: & R

[Octafish]

3. K&R

And a big hug to the warmongers.