UK losing millions on flawed F-35 fighter jets: Report

‘The British Royal Air Force (RAF) is spending millions of pounds on flawed F-35 Lightning II jets that it might never be able to fly properly, a new report has revealed.
Setbacks and hidden costs have driven the unit price of each jet to around £153 million, way higher than Lockheed Martin’s asking price of between £77 million and £100 million, ­The Times reported Monday.
The British daily suggested that besides the already overblown price, the taxpayers would also be required to pay for extra services such as software upgrades, spare parts and “cost reduction initiatives” buried deep in Lockheed’s contracts.
This is while according to a former senior RAF officer, the aircraft was still suffering from “utterly pathetic” software bugs and technical setbacks.
The UK has put in orders for 138 units. Forty-eight of those will be of the F-35B variant, which can take off and land vertically.
However, the report noted that four of the aircraft purchased so far are too heavy and cannot perform the function safely.’

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