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F-35 jets: US military grounds entire fleet
« on: October 11, 2018, 03:31:50 pm »
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F-35 jets: US military grounds entire fleet

The US military has temporarily grounded its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets in the wake of a crash in South Carolina last month.

Inspections are to be carried out on faulty fuel tubes.

An official report questioned earlier this year whether the F-35 was ready for combat after dozens of faults were found.

The F-35 is the largest and most expensive weapons programme of its type in the world.

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