re: #603 Varek Raith

Whut.

The F-35B’s supposed to carry 8 Small Diameter Bombs for close-air support, yet they’ve discovered in testing that it can’t fit more than 4 because the weapon bays are too small. But the Air Force has declared that getting the bird operational is so important, that they’re not going to wait until the modified F-35B is ready, they’re going to push ahead with the unmodified birds. Their excuse? The software can’t even handle the bombs anyway, so they’ll just introduce the modified fighter with the correct software later.