Former Pentagon official: F-35 (JSF) less capable than Russian fighter jets

Despite being the most expensive weapons project in history, the highly advanced F-35, JSF, American fighter jet is less capable than some of Russia’s warplanes…

The F-35 is the highest costing weapon in history, with an estimated overall cost of $1.3 trillion. The Pentagon plans to purchase a total of 2,443 of the jets.

Nine other countries, including Britain, Canada, Italy, The Netherlands and Turkey are helping pay for the jet’s development and are buying hundreds of the jets.

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