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F-35 Fighter Jet Becomes $2 Trillion Disaster as Allies Abandon Costly Jet Amid Broken Promises
The F-35 Lightning II, the U.S. military’s most expensive and high-tech fighter jet, is facing a major setback as several allied nations are backing out of their purchase agreements. The aircraft, ...
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Allies Cancel Orders of F-35s, the Fighter Jets That Will Cost $2 Trillion
"The F-35 Lightning II aircraft (F-35 ... it estimates the cost to do so at $2 trillion. The department has little to show for the exorbitant price tag. "DOD plans to fly the F-35 less than ...
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Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter
The F-35 was meant as a one-size-fits-all fighter that could be used across NATO. But strained U.S.-Europe relations are ...
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F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying older F-16s to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
The much-newer F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is a supersonic stealth ... and rising costs (the expected lifetime cost of the program is now over $2 trillion), but the jet is constantly being ...
The National Interest11d
The F-35 Lightning Just Logged Its Millionth Flight Hour
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the F-35 Lightning II is expected to cost as much as $2 trillion throughout the lifetime of the program!
Business Insider28d
Inside the mile-long factory line where America's F-35 stealth fighter jets are made
In a sprawling factory in Texas, thousands of people work around the clock to assemble the US military's most advanced multirole fighter jet: the F-35 Lightning ... more than $2 trillion.
The Aviationist20d
Sikorsky Envisions X2 Technology as the Helicopter Equivalent of the F-35
Sikorsky shared its concept vision for a future X2 aircraft, interestingly envisioning it as an F-35 Lightning II parallel in the low-altitude domain. After the cancellation of the Future Attack ...
Defense One13d
F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade
Lockheed Martin is aiming to release new software to U.S. F-35 jets this summer ... strong” and more stable than the initial TR-2 software. As Lockheed finishes developing TR-3 and begins ...
Indiatimes20d
F-16s for Pakistan, F-35s for India: Trump’s maverick powerplay in South Asia
To mitigate Indian concerns, Trump has extended a game-changing offer—allowing India access to the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth ... over $1.5 trillion. 2. Tech restrictions Unlike ...