F-35 B can operate from L61, certainly, but from austere bases????

Skylark 3 soars after operational approval

Still has its proprietary Goegraphy software? A pain!

What sensors are you referring to? They are all integrated, and the software patch of four ship fusion was tested and fielded long ago.

And still do not work (false alarms, tracks disappearance etc.) or no?

“You’re going to see us continuing to do a business-case analysis of retrofit of these aircraft,” he said during a Sept. 19 press conference. But he quickly added that this is not a new kind of discussion—the Air Force had the same one around the F-16, the F-15 and F-22.

very consistent with…

F-35 Retrofit Cost Estimates Come Down

Another beatiful rosy announcement in 2013 about future of retrofit….

MISMANAGEMENT

(not essential for program, BUT mismanagement).

And multiple delays and concurrency have nothing to do with hte obsolescence of systems before they are operational?

While I am also of the opinion that all the training jets should be upgraded to 3F your point is not valid. Pilots who graduate from an Operational Conversion Unit come out at a baseline standard. The intent of the course is to learn to fly the jet and then depending upon type, operate the jet in basic A2A and A2G scenarios with baseline threats. The difference then between a 2B and 3F for OCU is marginal at best. When aircrew leave OCU they start at ‘D’ Cat, functioning as a junior squadron member and spend the next year or two learning the jet, tactics and threat capabilities before they graduate higher, can command a pair and then years later a four ship.

The OCUs I am aware of for several western Air Forces all operate typically either lesser capable jets or delay upgrading the OCU jets until last.

Look, i understand it would not be catastrophic . But tbh, if it happens it will still be a big failure of program management.

Are the Typhoons in OCU units “expensive” for a trainer? Are the Rafale in 2/92 Aquitaine “expensive” training aircraft

I don’t know about Typhoons, but Rafale from 2/92 are F3.4 type afaik.Again i did not originally comment.

It has always been like that in aviation, at least with large programs. See the P51, P47, F-86, F100, F101…. Either Halloween has forgotten what a successful program can be or if he really makes a discovery out of this, I will suggest him to spend more time studying history and less nitpicking F35’s enormes scandales

For the sake of discussion, i did not comment. So your opinion about me is purely fantasies.