I thought we had cancelled, but were just going to stay involved with research and development. Personally, I don’t think we’ll ever see the F-35 Edsel in full production.
The last I heard was that it was not cancelled but placed on hold while the programme is reviewed. With the other capable airframes available at much lower cost (Super Hornet, Saab Gripen etc.) buying the F-35 doesn’t make sense; we should just write off our contribution to the R&D costs and move on.