While the US has the most powerful military machine in history, it is also incomparably the most expensive – and members of Congress work aggressively to maintain it.
Everything to everyone – or is the F-35 a big expense for not much benefit?
U.S. Air Force/Alex R. Lloyd
The most expensive defense program in world history has yielded a multi-role fighter plane that is an inelegant jack-of-all-trades, but master of none.