Re: I can't get the sensor to fit
"If only the Russians had a quality first mindset like the US"
I am not an American, though I have worked for US companies in several capacities.
Some US companies I've come across are as good as any in the world.
Some are crap. Some are in between.
But the problems of the F-35, as so often with military programs, are political.
My friendly consultant to the US government says that the pork barrel basically prevents things from happening but is essential, because it's the US equivalent of the welfare state - providing jobs in depressed parts of the country, either in the armed forces or in making arms. Every politician wants their share.
So unlike our own dear country where Labour has to support Trident because of where the jobs are.