F-35 Way Over Budget

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

[quote] Unlike Julius Caesar, the JSF program will survive March. However, it may suffer a couple more wounds to go with those received earlier this year. The Pentagon

[DaveSims]

Has there been one military project that was done early and under budget?

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

Has there been one military project that was done early and under budget?

EA-18G Growler was the most recent example, and so far the P-8A Poseidon
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/mil ... index.html
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/mil ... index.html

[ShaneG_old]

So in other words, they should have used an already existing platform to develop into the F-35? A stripped down, lower cost F-22 perhaps?

Worked out well with the Growler & P-8.