http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...g-hundreds-millions-hidden-costs-new-fighter/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/britain-spends-billions-on-flawed-fighter-jets-qrtj95kvh
"Britain spends billions on flawed fighter jet"
"Setbacks and hidden charges push cost of F-35 stealth aircraft to £150m each"
"Military insiders have told of fears about the aircraft, which continues to suffer setbacks described by one former senior officer as “utterly pathetic”. Britain is buying the more costly F-35-B model, which is designed to take off and land vertically. US documents reveal that four already purchased are too heavy to perform this function safely"
“A lot of the value of the F-35 is its potential capability to share situational awareness with older platforms,” Justin Bronk, a defence analyst at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said. “The F-35 can transmit in Link 16, but that is quite easy for adversaries to detect."
"Upgrading satellite broadband across the RAF and navy, and buying technology to enable the F-35 to communicate securely, would cost up to £1 billion, Sir Richard said."
"The MoD said that it was committed to the F-35, which was “on time, within costs and offers the best capability for our armed forces”. It said all the issues with the plane were under “active management” and that as issues are found, solutions are developed."
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/britain-spends-billions-on-flawed-fighter-jets-qrtj95kvh
"Britain spends billions on flawed fighter jet"
"Setbacks and hidden charges push cost of F-35 stealth aircraft to £150m each"
"Military insiders have told of fears about the aircraft, which continues to suffer setbacks described by one former senior officer as “utterly pathetic”. Britain is buying the more costly F-35-B model, which is designed to take off and land vertically. US documents reveal that four already purchased are too heavy to perform this function safely"
“A lot of the value of the F-35 is its potential capability to share situational awareness with older platforms,” Justin Bronk, a defence analyst at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said. “The F-35 can transmit in Link 16, but that is quite easy for adversaries to detect."
"Upgrading satellite broadband across the RAF and navy, and buying technology to enable the F-35 to communicate securely, would cost up to £1 billion, Sir Richard said."
"The MoD said that it was committed to the F-35, which was “on time, within costs and offers the best capability for our armed forces”. It said all the issues with the plane were under “active management” and that as issues are found, solutions are developed."
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