Tuesday, September 17, 2013

F-35 and the truth. Shedding capabilities to buy an overpriced, underperforming airplane.


You've all seen the news.

The Dutch are now having to reduce their buy of F-35s to LESS THAN HALF THE INTENDED BUY and additionally they're having to sell off other portions of their military to pay for it.

Who is the brave, delusional soul that will tell me that the F-35 is affordable, that it will do what it was planned to do and that its worth the price that various Ministries and Depts of Defenses will have to pay in order to see it through.



Note 1:  I continue to marvel at F-35 supporters inability to explain how the plane can supposedly be going down in price, yet key allies like the Dutch are buying even fewer of them than planned.  The wheels are coming off the lies faster and faster.  

Note:  What will be more valuable in a future allied operation.  37 more F-35s or a fully stocked Logistics Support Ship?