- using guns could cause fire ... gun delivery was said rescheduled for 2019;
- senate asked for an evaluation of A10 vs F35 because A10 was to be retired and replaced by the F35 the marines where not eager for this;
- storm hit could cause fire on board;
- budget was drifting like hell;
- the 800K$ helmet full of software had a lot of malfunctioning...
And recently there is no more news.
Oh yes.
Canada pulled out. Australia is thinking the same.
There is a new problem in the tank and ...
https://www.rt.com/business/320487-f35-lockheed-martin-penta...
Heads begin to roll.
But what? LM was smart : every production units has been given to enough different states and organizations not to bribe the MPs (oh no) but to improve efficiency.
Airbus had trouble coordinating up to 4 countries and nearly died of it, 40+ states is logically way more complex.
EDIT : Did I said that the modern version F16 with all its "modern electronic warfare" get beaten bad by its 40 yo counterpart? USA industry is declining bad. The IT bubble has even contaminated the military production.