Tuesday, 17 January 2017

The F-35 program is once again in trouble, with full flight tests delayed until at least 2018

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. escorts a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif., following an aerial refueling mission, May 16, 2013 off the coast of Northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo, Sr./RELEASED) DIGITAL

Another year, another wretched F-35 progress report. It's basically the Duke Nukem Forever of combat aircraft, except Duke Nukem Forever actually shipped and had a few redeeming characteristics.

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