"It is unlikely we would be in the aerospace export business if it wasn't for the JSF."
F-35 industry status in Australia is in good heath or under denial, depending on your point of view.
If your are Production Parts--a company that went under--your opinion is probably firm by now.
The quote above though is crucial. It was from a company that thinks things with the F-35 industry are manageable. Or so they say in public.
Those saying that the problem is only orders "deferred" are whistling past the graveyard.
There will not be thousands of F-35s made. This is the quantity needed to make the business plan work.
How many F-35s are missing? More than a few.
"Total orders, taking into account sales to international partners and foreign military sales, were down from 1535 (2007 prediction) to 622."
I don't know how a business owner that is depending on the F-35 could be anything other than seriously concerned.
