Well, nothing surprises me anymore concerning the
F-35 series. We've over the last 4 months had two jets crash the latest was a
USMC F-35B were the pilot ejected just in time while trying to land it. Boths caused groundings totaling to roughly a month. The problem here honestly is that the electronics especially wasn't "
future proofed" as much as might've been possible i.e.,
everyone knew for instance that the
S-400/500 (Was just fielded very recently.) were coming but the technology wasn't all there at the time the program was started. I
really hope if you call up the systems below you take a
careful look at the header and note the dates when submitted and updated. Also, these guys are
much smarter about these things than any of us can hope to be. They were one of the better "
think tanks" in the world on these matters and though I agree with this assessment,
those words didn't come from me.
Again, these guys somewhat did "
future proof" their website as it's still considered as a "
Gold Standard" for a nongovernmental organization on most of the systems covered including the likes of what's below.
How did they get those pictures? Very JANEISH if you ask me!?! Site was last updated on
JAN 27, 2014.
http://www.ausairpower.net/sams-iads.html
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-S-400-Triumf.html
(This was my primary site for this system when submitted.)
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-S-500-Triumfator-M.html
BACK TO THE F-35...
Other issues cited was the "
battle of the engines" and replacement process and
ODIN both previously mentioned along with many others.
So now we have another, and I really hope you read this article a part of Radar fix is to upgrade two systems needed for this jet to carry our latest weapons which apparently it can't do now.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...fe82a02074b48d
Where's the
USN with the F-35C?
Nowhere. And
USAF well, they're in the same spot.
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/F-35-Lightning-II
(We really don't need this jet anyway, afterall we have MAVERICK!! 
)
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-She...-lightning-ii/
(But we do have the F-15EX.)
More to follow later from the Congressional GAO Reports from earlier this year.
On another Project the news is better, it appears I have only
4 more tanks to address though this has somewhat turned into a "
mini" version of the foreign
T-72 tank issues we addressed I believe in my last Patch Submission. Thankfully only a couple of more name and date changes.
Had an eye issue the last couple of days after seeing my specialist today, I'll be off another day from work so there's a fair chance maybe by tomorrow night with luck it'll be done.
Regards,
Pat
