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Friday, March 07, 2008

Fears over future of BAE joint strike fighter project

Defence Secretary Des Browne has sought to calm fears over the future of Lancashire-built Joint Strike Fighter.

The cabinet minister told MPs that flight testing of the state-of-the-art aircraft is going well and that ministers remained "committed" to the project.

But his comments have done little to reassure Fylde MP Michael Jack, who insisted the F-35 project remains shrouded in uncertainty and fears it could be the victim of MoD cost-cutting.

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