The F 35 has had a few problems and is not meeting projected numbers in service, being delayed by problems in the program, and at 25 years since its program began, is becoming obsolete before it even is the service in large numbers. Here is a good review of the problems if you read it carefully. 70 jets are built but not delivered due to needed developments in testing, Given that the USAF plans to buy 42 a year for the next 2 years, need to get about 1,000 more to reach "goal" of about 2,000, at that rate it would take another 20 years. In the 2025 budget the Navy wants 9 and the Marines want 13, or at least what they can afford. Strategy & Policy: Even as New Jets Remain Parked, the F-35 Program Hits New Milestones | Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Whole program has been a shitshow since the start, and once again proves that political ambition along with complete incompetence within the services makes for a very bad combination! Just look at the Navy's DDX program or it's Littoral Combat Ship program, or it's failed Rail Gun program, all designed to make a few people filthy rich and to drive the Military Industrial Complex ever forward! Nothing but Pork Bellies, and it's been that way since long before my time!
