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The Pentagon’s F-35 Disaster Keeps Getting Worse

The plane’s cost per flight hour exceeds $40,000, more than double that of its alternatives—leading to mission-capable rates hovering below targets for six consecutive years. Beneath the glossy ...
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Why experts say Canada’s plan to ditch the F-35 is a strategic disaster

Summary and Key Points: Canada’s military readiness is at a crossroads as Prime Minister Mark Carney reviews the Lockheed Martin F-35 contract amid escalating trade tensions with Washington. -Expert ...
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F-35’s close call over Yemen raises questions about how it’s used

Houthi rebels in Yemen fired on a U.S. military F-35 during recent operations, and the missile came close enough to the aircraft for the pilot to take evasive action, a U.S. official confirmed to Task ...
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With a fiery disaster in a California field, the F-35 stealth fighter suffers another major crash

A US Navy F-35C stealth fighter jet crashed in California on Wednesday. The aircraft "went down" not far from Naval Air Station Lemoore, the base said. It marks the latest crash for America's top ...