| Its no longer called the Joint Strike Fighter, it is now officially called the "Lighting ll"
And yes, that is true, the British are going to still purchase the Multirole aircraft, capable of both air to ground, and air to air missions, and can shift mission prority in flight on combat sortie.
Pretty cool huh?
Any way, I know the over 260 billion program is alot, but, the aircraft itself, is very affordable for a fith generation aircraft.
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