Mentioned later in the article: F-22 and F/A-18 also had similar problems. My guess is this has more to do with the life support system rather than the jet as a whole.
Do they have any gear in common, like the respirator system?
Yeah, in that respect it’s an unfortunate title - the F-35’s a boondoggle that’s easy to beat on but this is probably one of the (few) common parts.
This is one hell of an aircraft system. Huge amounts of money, still not operational, but lots of money made by defense contractor companies.
It's like the Itanium of aircraft.
It's actually operational, and has been for a few months. The USAF is cleared to deploy it worldwide, though I doubt they will until the pilots are a bit more familiar with it.