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photon · 12-18-2006, 11:22 AM

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The costliest international warplane project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely completed its first test flight on Friday, advancing a $276.5 billion program financed by the United States and eight other countries.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1-ArticlePage2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II

This is supposed to replace the F-18 in the next decade.

12-18-2006, 11:22 AM	#1
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Canada's next fighter the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) Flies (Click to Enlarge) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The costliest international warplane project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely completed its first test flight on Friday, advancing a $276.5 billion program financed by the United States and eight other countries. http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1-ArticlePage2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II This is supposed to replace the F-18 in the next decade. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.