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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by neaanopri on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @08:43PM (#26258747)
Risk tolerance is not just engineering, but also how comfortable we are risking human lives.

In a "good war" like WW2 we should recognize that fighting that war is worth the risk and that casualties are going to happen. We don't need our own aircraft to compromise their performance to be 99.9% reliable instead of 99%, because we strongly believe we need to e.g. beat Hitler.

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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by cgearhart on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @09:21PM (#26258960)
That’s true, but the uniform service folks are much more willing to take risk than they’re allowed to by the oversight process. That’s a big part of why it takes so long to develop and field new stuff. I understand why we do it, but I’m not convinced that we have the balance right.
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