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2026-10-19 Science & Technology

Why the F35 Supply Chain Doesn't Work (which leads to the F35 not working either)

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Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-10-19 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [134 views ] Top

1 How come Israeli F-35 made hundreds of missions per in Iran war?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-10-19 02:29|| 2026-10-19 02:29|| Front Page Top

2 FWIW Block 4 is 5 years behind schedule and 6 billion dollars over the original budget (driving development costs to over 16 billion). Re Israel - I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that their training standards are higher than ours. And the imminent danger that their pilots operate in daily demand a greater / constant threshold of focus

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-10-19 06:49|| 2026-10-19 06:49|| Front Page Top

3 In Israel they insisted on local repair locations and local supply depots, and buying extra items when the supply chain is dubious.
In the US we're at the mercy of our Congressionally assigned distributed supply chain. It makes sure everybody's bread gets buttered, but sometimes the bread delivery is late.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-10-19 08:11|| 2026-10-19 08:11|| Front Page Top

4 I recall they did a procurement model that modularized the workflow with one part being made by xyz corporation run by this dem fund raisers over here, and another manufacturer across the country run by a republican fund raiser making the other part, with another corporation over there - and there is no way to fire any of these manufacturers for delays and other set backs because the corruption is cooked into the procurement process.

Posted by mossomo 2026-10-19 13:07|| 2026-10-19 13:07|| Front Page Top

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