Veterans

My understanding is that the stealth profile was based upon known parameters of the F-117A, and they simply ran off a bunch of bogus computer models which underplayed the essential differences in the two designs. It became obvious after the contract was awarded that LM couldn't deliver to specifications, and that's why this whole program was put into the go-slow track for the Too Big to Junk but too inadequate to throw more money into timely development type program.

It's a fundamentally sub-standard, if not totally fraudulent, procurement.