Former USAF Chief of Staff: F-35B cost a lot, for little gained

Retired U.S. Air Force General Merrill McPeak, who was chief of staff when the F-35 program began, said creating the F-35B cost a lot, for little gained.

“A lot of design compromises were made especially to give the Marine Corps the STOVL capability which, by the way, they’ve never used in combat,” he said. “And who says the Marines need a fast jet in combat?”