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Elon Musk: The F-35 design was broken at the requirements level, because it was required to be too many things to too many people.…

On the recordAugust 28, 2025
The F-35 design was broken at the requirements level, because it was required to be too many things to too many people. This made it an expensive & complex jack of all trades, master of none. Success was never in the set of possible outcomes.
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Elon Musk
America · Texas
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nypost.com
Aug 28, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Musk criticized the F-35 program's design and complexity during a discussion on military spending.

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