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Even by Pentagon terms, this was a dud: The disastrous saga of the F-35

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How in the hell did that happen? 😲

Somehow the United States has managed to develop a fighter jet for all three services β€” the Air Force, Navy and Marines β€” that goes for $100 million apiece, ran up almost a half-trillion dollars in total development costs, will cost almost $2 trillion over the life of the plane, and yet it Β can't be flown safely.

How did this happen, you ask? Well, it's a long, complicated story, but basically it involves taking something that's supposed to do one thing and do it well, like take off from the ground and fly really fast, and adding stuff like being able to take off and land on an aircraft carrier or hover like a hummingbird.Β 

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