The F35 is in trouble in Europe.
NATO observed the U.S. cut off its vital military aid deliveries to Ukraine, and choke Kyiv’s access to American-derived intelligence in a bid to bend Ukraine to its will, namely to sit down at the negotiating table for ceasefire talks.
Ukraine, the U.S.’ allies could see, was backed into a corner by its dependence on the U.S.
The Lockheed Martin-made F-35 is the only fifth-generation fighter aircraft available to Western militaries, and many of the 20 nations operating or buying F-35s are NATO members.
“If an F-35 user wanted to use the jets in a way that the United States was not happy with, then that would be a limited capability, because Lockheed Martin would be very soon able to turn off the support tap to the particular nation in question,” said Andrew Curtis, a retired Air Commodore in Britain’s Royal Air Force.
https://www.newsweek.com/f35-fighter-jets-nato-sixth-generation-aircraft-donald-trump-f47-ngad-gcap-fcas-2066053
Nothing new here: the late SEN John McCain, R-Arizona, a naval pilot, said in 2015 that he was worried about the cost, capability and reliability of the F35.
Lara Loomer talks about the F35:
If you thought jets with no radar was bad, here’s the kicker: about 1 month before President @realDonaldTrump took office for his 2nd term, & right before the busy Christmas & holiday season, Lockheed Martin somehow managed to secure a massive $11.8 billion contract under the Biden administration. This deal, rushed through under the Biden Admin, reeks of cronyism & deception.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, a key figure in the outgoing admin, appears to have done a favor for his buddy, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet. Instead of holding Lockheed Martin accountable for their failures, the Biden admin rewarded them with billions of dollars more of your hard-earned tax dollars. Is this what “leadership” looks like?
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
It actually gets worse. You’re probably asking yourself, why are these jets failing so spectacularly? Could it be that Lockheed has been too busy prioritizing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives& hiring anti-Trump lobbyists instead of focusing on building reliable aircraft? According to a scathing report from Breitbart, Shelly O’Neill Stoneman, Lockheed’s Senior VP of Government Affairs has been described as a “Trump-hating woke warrior.” When a company is more concerned with political posturing than engineering excellence, is it any surprise their jets are rusting at sea?
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