I was following the (at the time) YF-22 and the proposed JSF when I was a kid. I'm now 28. These things take so long to build and there are so many hands in the pot that they can't help, but be ridiculously complex.
Talk about changing requirements during development. Imagine working on a software project that took 20 years to develop.
Add that to the fact that any large military project has to be spread out over as many congressional districts to keep as many congressman happy as possible.
Talk about changing requirements during development. Imagine working on a software project that took 20 years to develop.
Add that to the fact that any large military project has to be spread out over as many congressional districts to keep as many congressman happy as possible.