Serious concerns raised about F-35 jet and Australia's $24 billion commitment

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated February 2 2016 - 4:41pm, first published 4:30pm
Troubled: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet. A senior Pentagon official providing his yearly assessment of the program said the F-35 couldn't win a dogfight against an older jet.
Troubled: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet. A senior Pentagon official providing his yearly assessment of the program said the F-35 couldn't win a dogfight against an older jet.

A SENIOR Pentagon official has slammed the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, saying it could not win a dogfight against an older jet, could not meet its test and evaluation deadlines, and could not fly unsupported against a threat.

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