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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Canada welcomes fresh U.S. F-35 backing

F-35 Lightning IIThe Canadian government is welcoming a decision by the U.S. military to renew its support for the development of the F-35, Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino said Saturday.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Friday, that the U.S. military is committed to developing the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet, but warned that the program is "not out of the woods yet."

Standing in front of one of the fighter aircraft at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, where the jets are tested, Panetta said the Pentagon needs "to make sure we're on the cutting edge" of military technology like that incorporated in the F-35.

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