F-35 grounded - again

[razor1uk]

I think since it is a 'family' design, that you answered your own question to a point, the 'conventional' stol version might end being the most useful - more room for fuel, electronics or newer longer engine/developmental space... personally, I recon a supersonic twin engined harrier concept could've been just as effective and as problematic so far...

Has anyone read 'The New Maginot Line'...?

 

[Matt308]

Nope. Enlighten us.

 

[razor1uk]

It's a book from the late 80's methinks, about the pitfalls that governments an militaries relying on advanced technology and their tendancy to ignore or refute older passed-buy techs, either by supplier suggestion or the percieved fad for the 'newest, biggest, fastest, most expensive' etc, generally it is connected to the US perspective and its military industrial set up with regards to 'Star Wars' and USAAF/SAC IBM ICBM projects.