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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Britain's new F35 jet fighter to miss international debut

F-35B Lightning IIThe F35B Lightning II joint strike fighter, the cornerstone of Britain’s new aircraft carrier fleet, looks set to suffer an embarrassment by failing to appear on its planned debut international.

Concerns about the reliability and safety of Britian’s next generation jet fighter, which will give Britain new aircraft carrier fleet its strike power, mean it will almost certainly not arrive at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford.

The entire F35 fleet was grounded following an engine fire during takeoff in a development aircraft in the US last month.

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