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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Documents and plans relating to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have been recovered from shipping containers destined for Iran

F-35 Lighting IIThe secret plans for America's - and Australia's - next stealth fighter have been recovered from boxes labelled "household goods" on their way to Iran.

It's just the latest scare for the troubled multi-billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightning II program.

It's turned out to be the most expensive defence program in history, costing about $400 billion so far. Tens of more billions are expected to be spent in ironing out the many problems with its ultra-advanced electronics.

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