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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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Australia Should Buy F-22s, Not F-35s, Says Retired RAAF Wing Commander
A submission to a Senate inquiry into the feasibility of Government’s planned purchase of at least 72 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets says that the multirole planes will be instantly outmatched in air superiority by the airborne wings of competing countries in the region like China and Indonesia, and will fare even worse against future…
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Watch Australia’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Take Its Maiden Flight
What’s more surprising? That Australia bought loads of super-expensive jets, or that the jets we bought were actually able to be delivered and flown without something going wrong on them? Either way, Australia’s first F-35 jet was delivered this week, and it managed to get off the ground to film this awesome video.