I've added a new paper to my Rumour Control web site - this one is a brief and rather unstructured update on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program and deals with some of the programatics of the project as well as the ongoing debate over what it will, or should, or might cost.
The paper is accessible here: http://www.rumourcontrol.com.au/analysis/JSF_September_2008.pdf
It also touches on what seems to me to be a growing problem: a misunderstanding of the design aims and technologies of the JSF and other aircraft and the resulting tendency on the part of some observers and commentators to use wrong or incorrectly calibrated benchmarks for assessing their capabilities.
There ought to be a Ph.D in this - but I haven't got time.
About Me
- Gregor Ferguson
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- I'm a defence industry analyst and writer and defence innovation communicator. I'm also a part-time member of the team that organises the Avalon International Air Show, Pacific International Maritime Expo, Land Forces Expo and CIVSEC Congress. I've got a Ph.D from the University of Adelaide in defence industry innovation.
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