Thursday, 1. March 2012
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 1, 2012 at 11:38:00 AM CET
Trillion-Dollar Stealth Fighter Cleared for Flight Training
The Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is finally cleared to begin introductory flights at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida — four months late.
The belated “Military Flight Release” is a big step forward for the stealthy JSF, which is slated to replace almost all of the Pentagon’s tactical jets over the next 30 years but has been plagued by design problems, safety concerns, delays and cost increases.
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