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[–] 10 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

This will be a devastating air campaign for the US, many F35s will be lost to mechanical and software failures and it isn't our fault it is totally Canada's fault if that happens because if they had bought our jets we wouldn't of had to break them by trying to use them as airplanes.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    This is the exact real world tactical case F35 was built for!
    (Also the only one it was built for.)

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    I thought it was built for standoff missile attacks, not patrolling potentially hostile territory?

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The F35 was built for enriching shareholders, the US military does not even own copyright over the aircraft.

    In 2014, GAO reported that the F-35 program lacked an intellectual property strategy for repair and sustainment. The program didn’t release that strategy until July 2025, eleven years later. Because the military can’t access the technical data, parts, or diagnostic tools needed to repair their own aircraft, they’re forced to pay contractors to do it for them. The contractors set the prices, control the timeline, and profit from every breakdown.

    https://pirg.org/articles/the-f-35-is-proof-we-need-right-to-repair/

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Sort of a joke that these planes can't fly in anything but the most ideal conditions

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The planes are adaptable, multirole fighters that can, in fact, fly in all sorts of conditions. The problem is the ratio of maintenance hours to flight hours is really high. I was once quoted that it was an amortized $12k just to turn it on bring the engine to idle, and turn it off again.

    Given that reality, in peace time, many operators will pick and choose when and where they fly. In wartime, of course, the way economy will either expand to handle the maintenance, or (more likely, imo) designs will pivot to something more manufacturable and maintainable.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    The F-35 Lightning II faced significant, long-term restrictions preventing it from flying within 25 miles of thunderstorms or lightning due to a faulty Onboard Inert Gas Generation System (OBIGGS) that could not safely protect fuel tanks. Although fixed in 2024 via hardware/software updates, the jet remains sensitive to environmental factors like heavy rain, requiring specialized, climate-controlled hangers to prevent stealth coating degradation

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