IMHO, this is why the F-35 will never be built in the numbers we need. As with many American military devices, it tries to do too many things at the same time. Therefore, it does none of them well.
I point at the V22 Osprey, M247 DIVAD, Atomic Cannon, Davy Crockett, USS Zumwalt and others. The original idea may have been valid, but once the design folks got ahold of it, KA-BLOOOEEE....
Look at things that went right. A10 Warthog, Iowa class Battleships and the upgrade, B52's.
Again, all of this is my opinion. I will always respect and admire those who take the good and the bad into harms way.
My $0.02
Mike
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