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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr
Why? Plane has become 'too-big-to-fail' from political point of view - remember that work is nicely divided between congressional districts. Lockheed Martin can milk U.S. government out of its money no matter whether the aircraft actually works or not nor what the final price will be. Sound like dream situation to me.
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The selection of Lockheed's X-35 over Boeing's X-32 in the JSF compeition marked what appeared to be the departure of Boeing from the military fighter market. With Lockheed failing to deliver, that next contract is more likely to be up for grabs, allowing Boeing another chance. At the very minimum, the bad press now attributed to Lockheed puts some wind back in Boeing's sails.