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Also a read that is still valuable today when talking about aircraft weight.
Which is another reason the Navy should can the F-35C.
"The single greatest risk factor threatening to undermine the promise of the JSF is insufficient commitment on the part of the Navy."
'Joint Strike Fighter'
Can a Multiservice Fighter Program Succeed?
CATO, Policy Analysis
December 5, 2002
by Christopher Preble
That 2002 piece stated right after the U.S. Navy cut their F-35 commitment by several hundred aircraft.
Today, that quote while interesting, is untrue. The author of that piece missed several things. Many at that time could not believe that poor program management and failure of the vendor to deliver on the promise is what is killing the jet. The author also used the F-35 as the last manned fighter meme; which is silly.
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