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Friday, April 18, 2008

Rudd set to order 100 Stealth fighters

The Rudd Government is set to proceed with a $16 billion order for up to 100 futuristic stealth fighter jets.

A high-level review of the nation's air combat capability, due out later this month, will give the green light to the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project.

The review was commissioned by Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and according to defence insiders it will also recommend that the government delay the final decision to sign up to the U.S.-built plane so it can push for a lower price.

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