F-111 Vs F-35 Development: Why One Advanced Jet Failed Where The Other Succeeded

Occasionally, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II (aka Panther) development has been compared to the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (aka Pig). Recently, a noted electric vehicle, rocket, and social media investor and also a noted futurist posted on X (aka Twitter) thoughts about the F-35’s development while we at Simple Flying have covered the F-35 and F-111 in recent months. Hence a journalistic need to look at the development of both the F-35 and F-111..