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The annual assessment of Lockheed Martin's $428 billion F-35 program includes 873 software flaws and a gun that can't shoot straight

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Tags: usa, transport, aviation, aircraft, f35, lockheed martin, vehicles.military, software, weapons, author.anthony capaccio, paywall.soft
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-30/f-35-s-gun-that-can-t-shoot-straight-adds-to-its-roster-of-flaws

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    I can't help but be reminded of this scene from Mars Attacks where invading Martians kill all of Congress and President Jack Nicholson reminds the American people that they still have 2 out of 3...

    “reliability continues to improve, with the global fleet averaging greater than 65% mission capable rates and operational units consistently performing near 75%.”

    I can't help but be reminded of this scene from Mars Attacks where invading Martians kill all of Congress and President Jack Nicholson reminds the American people that they still have 2 out of 3 branches of government and "that ain't bad".

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