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Monday, December 11, 2006

U.S. Refuses to Hand Over Fighter Source Code to UK

Lightning II (JSF)"The UK is heavily involved in the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter program) but has recently considered abandoning the project because the US refuses to share the source code.

The UK had intended to purchase $120 billion dollars worth of aircraft to operate on two new aircraft carriers, but is now seriously considering Plan 'B'. This is likely to be further investments in the Eurofighter Typhoon project."

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