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Monday, July 14, 2014

Farnborough Will Kick Off Without Any F-35s

F-35 Lightning II engine fireThe F-35 will miss the first day of this year’s Farnborough air show, the third and final event at which the Pentagon’s newest fighter jet was scheduled to appear as part of its international debut this month in the United Kingdom.

The fifth-generation, stealth fighter made by Lockheed Martin Corp. is still expected to show up at the event outside London later this week, organizers said in a statement to news media. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the jet will fly at the one of the world’s largest air shows.

“Unfortunately the F-35B Lightning II will not be displaying at the Farnborough International Airshow tomorrow, Monday 14 July,” the statement reads. “The aircraft is still awaiting US DoD clearance but we are hopeful that it will fly at the airshow by the end of the week.”

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