Stoa Policy Debate: F35 (NEG)

Summary: The F35 is the next generation fighter/bomber aircraft under development and partially rolled out by the US military. It has had a number of delays and cost over-runs, so AFF will argue we should just cancel it and use older aircraft. This brief shows why that’s a bad idea. The cost issues have been solved (and could be further improved with a Minor Repair). The issue of F35’s capabilities not being as expected has also been solved, and any minor remaining issues are more than outweighed by the benefits. Canceling F35 would leave the US vulnerable in any major conflict and gravely jeopardize national security and US hegemony.