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Pentagon's watchdog: the development programme of the F-35 aircraft affected by 363 issues

Washington, USA - "Ultimately it could affect the program cost"

A report coming from the Pentagon's inspector general, released in the past few hours, is raising many doubts about the development program of the F-35 aircraft: according to the watchdog of the US' Department of Defense there are 363 separate issues which need to be solved, risking to diminish the aircraft's efficiency, and at the same time go over the expected budget of 1.5 trillion dollars. "The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1155505
Rome, Italy, 10/02/2013 11:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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