Canadian Defence omitted key F-35 flaws in report

The Canadian Department of National Defence, in a 2012 report that was supposed to be "open" and "transparent", omitted key flaws about the troubled F-35 program such as fuel efficiency, software development problems and a non-working helmet cueing system, reports The Vancouver Sun.

These issues were present in earlier drafts of the report but "senior officials" who reviewed it are the likely suspects.

Today, it is understood that the aircraft program is still in trouble with many more years before a complete, go-to-war example is ready.

By all reasonable measures, the F-35 is a failed program. It is unlikely to be lethal, affordable or sustainable.

It was sold to the U.S. Congress in the 1990's first as "JAST" (joint advanced  strike technology") and later as "JSF" (joint strike fighter) with the goal of being a "model acquisition program".

Congress believed it, and handed over the money.

Years later and tens-of-billions spent, there is no proof that the F-35 will ever reach any of its design goals, as measured through credible, operational testing.

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