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Debris From Missing F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Has Been Found, Investigation Is Underway
Officials have now located debris from the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet that went missing in South Carolina. The multi-million dollar jet—the DoD’s most expensive weapon system—disappeared on Sunday near Charleston after the pilot ejected himself from the plane and safely parachuted to the ground following a “mishap” aboard the aircraft. Joint Base Charleston asked…
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Breaking News: The F-35 Is Still An Expensive Mess
Availability of spare parts is getting worse. Repairs are delayed. Jets aren’t available when needed and pilots can’t get enough training hours. Surprise, everyone. The F-35 is still a spectacularly inefficient, super expensive shitshow that continues be the leader in military procurement mismanagement.
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I Wore A $554,000 F-35 Helmet And It Blew My Mind
Let me get this out of the way: the trillion dollar US F-35 fighter jet program is an embarrassing mess. But it’s hard not to marvel at the very expensive technology’s promises. This conflict squeezed my brain this week, when the Air Force stopped by Gizmodo’s US office with a $US400,000 ($554,212) F-35 helmet in…
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Watch The First Transatlantic Flight Of A F-35 Fighter
Video: The Lockheed Martin F-35 continues to tick off production goals on its journey to ready-for-service status for the nine partner countries — including Australia — involved in its development. Today, one of the first F-35s built in Italy has flown across the Atlantic Ocean to join the F-35 training fleet in Maryland.