ememes·Memesbyemergencyfood Components - US components, Russian components - all made in ShenzhenView original on sh.itjust.works118Comments5Reply
aalcoholicorn lemmy.ml4Hide 4 repliesWhy are F-35s so difficult to mass produce anyway? Are there super-labor intensive composites or something?8Reply
aalcoholicorn replylemmy.ml1Hide 1 replyWasn't the F-35 supposed to be cheaper? Surely they were designed for ease of manufacture?1Reply
MMaxLemminist replylemmy.mlIt was supposed to be a lot of things. What it became is mostly a ridiculously expensive failure. A true example of the corrupt MIC doing its work.4Reply
eemergencyfood replysh.itjust.worksMix of (1) modern warplanes genuinely being hard to make, (2) corruption and (3) Chinese sanctions on a bunch of companies that sell to the Pentagon.2Reply
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Why are F-35s so difficult to mass produce anyway? Are there super-labor intensive composites or something?
the short answer is yes
Wasn't the F-35 supposed to be cheaper? Surely they were designed for ease of manufacture?
It was supposed to be a lot of things.
What it became is mostly a ridiculously expensive failure.
A true example of the corrupt MIC doing its work.
Mix of (1) modern warplanes genuinely being hard to make, (2) corruption and (3) Chinese sanctions on a bunch of companies that sell to the Pentagon.