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July 15, 2014

F-35 jet fire may be isolated problem
Washington (AFP) July 10, 2014
An engine fire last month on a US F-35 fighter jet was likely an isolated incident and not part of a wider problem for the new aircraft, a top Pentagon official said Thursday. The comments came as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel offered a ringing endorsement of the costly Joint Strike Fighter despite the latest technical setback that forced a halt of all F-35 flights. The F-35 has been billed by manufacturer Lockheed Martin as a technological leap forward that will evade radar and fly at supersoni ... read more

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