Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has demanded details on the performance of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) following a report the jet had performed poorly in war games against a rival plane.
The JSF, for which Australia is likely to pay $16 billion, was comprehensively beaten in highly-classified simulated dogfights against Russian-built Sukhoi fighters, The West Australian reported.
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Mr Fitzgibbon said Lockheed's F-22 Raptor was unlikely to be able to fill the same capability as the JSF. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~