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It appears that the F-35 is a doomed project that never really left the runway. Speaking of aircraft, the Osprey has been acting up again; just three days ago there was another malfunctioning incident with the hybrid aircraft.

The Osprey has been a problem child for the Pentagon for decades. Furthermore, how well would the vulnerable aircraft holdup to these new technology drone attacks? You talk about a turkey shoot.

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The only benefits of the F-35 program have gone to the makers and politicians. No more, DOGE must lead this to closure and set new direction for procurement.

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You are exactly right, Ross Allen. One can only pray that the trillion dollar price tag will force it to the top of the DOGE "to do" list.

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The Harrier, the Osprey, and the F-35B were designed or tasked to enable Marines to project power past a beachhead landing area faster than helicopters. After a rocky start resulting in the deaths of Marine test pilots, the Harrier got a new engine and performed well. As a former naval aviator I believe tilt rotor aircraft belong in the "museum of strange flying machines".and I would never get in one unless a tribe of cannibals was hot on my heels. The F-35B is worse than the Osprey by far. Thank you for rounding out the military world of vertical takeoff war machines.

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