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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Defense secretary Gates fires general in charge of Joint Strike Fighter program

F-35 Lightning IIDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates, losing patience with the Pentagon's most expensive weapons system, said Monday that he would fire the general in charge of the Joint Strike Fighter program and withhold $614 million from the contractor, Lockheed Martin.

The Joint Strike Fighter, also known as the F-35 Lightning II, is touted as the future centerpiece of the U.S. military's approach to waging war in the skies.

But its development has already been plagued by billions of dollars in cost overruns and what Gates called "a troubling performance record."

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