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Monday, February 25, 2013

Gillard green lights F-35 purchase

F-35 Lightning II |Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed that Australia will go ahead with purchasing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from the US, despite the jets being grounded by the Pentagon due to a cracked engine blade.

The US military on Saturday suspended all flights operated by the fleet of 51 jets to investigate the turbine blade crack.

A statement issued by the Pentagon said that “it is too early to know the fleet-wide impact of the recent finding."

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