The F-35 fighter jet program continues to be one of the worst boondoggles in American military history. Auditors are saying that billions more may have to be poured into the program to fix a variety of technical problems which include major issues with the jet engines.

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The Pentagon’s flagship F-35 fighter jet program may require an additional $38 billion to cover maintenance costs stemming from technical issues with the cooling system that result in engines overheating, US government auditors have said.

In a new report released on Tuesday, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) pointed out that the F-35 program “continues to experience schedule delays, cost growth, and late deliveries.”

The Pentagon is also struggling to complete a flight simulator for the jet, a necessary step to demonstrate that the aircraft is ready for full-rate production, even though over 125 units per year are already being manufactured, the report says.

Meanwhile, since 2019 procurement costs have soared by $13.4 billion, partly because the Pentagon stretched out purchases of the aircraft over a longer period of time, the report reads, although it states that the “program’s cost reporting mechanisms do not fully explain the reasons for cost growth.”

The GAO noted that one of the major challenges the Pentagon is facing is modernization of the F-35’s engine and heat management system.

“The cooling system is overtasked, requiring the engine to operate beyond its design parameters. The extra heat is increasing the wear on the engine, reducing its life, and adding $38 billion in maintenance costs,” the report says.

$38 billion is a huge number.

When you see boondoggles like the F-35 program, it only further cements my belief that the American ZOG military empire is doomed.

There’s just too much wasteful and corrupt spending on equipment, jets, vehicles etc.. The final products aren’t even very good. In many respects the products keep getting worse.

The F-35 is a perfect example of this. The jet is overengineered and because of this, they are running into all sorts of maintenance issues and problems.

There’s also been all sorts of documented F-35 related accidents, some of which were captured on video and are very funny.

The Russians do not have boondoggles like the F-35 and their military equipment is proving to be much more reliable and effective.

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