Indeed, no news since 2015. And that is also news because news were expected on the following topics:<p>- using guns could cause fire ... gun delivery was said rescheduled for 2019;<p>- senate asked for an evaluation of A10 vs F35 because A10 was to be retired and replaced by the F35 the marines where not eager for this;<p>- storm hit could cause fire on board;<p>- budget was drifting like hell;<p>- the 800K$ helmet full of software had a lot of malfunctioning...<p>And recently there is no more news.<p>Oh yes.<p>Canada pulled out. Australia is thinking the same.<p>There is a new problem in the tank and ...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rt.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;320487-f35-lockheed-martin-pentagon-us&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rt.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;320487-f35-lockheed-martin-penta...</a><p>Heads begin to roll.<p>But what? LM was smart : every production units has been given to enough different states and organizations not to bribe the MPs (oh no) but to improve efficiency.<p>Airbus had trouble coordinating up to 4 countries and nearly died of it, 40+ states is logically way more complex.<p>EDIT : Did I said that the modern version F16 with all its &quot;modern electronic warfare&quot; get beaten bad by its 40 yo counterpart? USA industry is declining bad. The IT bubble has even contaminated the military production.