This is basically an admission that the F35 failed. It was supposed to be a lightweight general-purpose replacement for the F-16, and it's been over-engineered to the point where it's either a highly specialized fighter or completely useless. A fucking trillion and a half dollars just flushed down the drain. The entire Belt and Road initiative is cheaper then the F35, and far more helpful to China's geo-strategic interests than the F35 is to America's.
This is basically an admission that the F35 failed. It was supposed to be a lightweight general-purpose replacement for the F-16, and it's been over-engineered to the point where it's either a highly specialized fighter or completely useless. A fucking trillion and a half dollars just flushed down the drain. The entire Belt and Road initiative is cheaper then the F35, and far more helpful to China's geo-strategic interests than the F35 is to America's.