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24 Sep 08 - 08:56 AM (#2448895) Subject: BS: JSF overpriced useless farce? From: The Fooles Troupe Fitzgibbon wants details of JSF concerns 11th September 2008, 18:47 WST 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. ... Mr Fitzgibbon said Lockheed's F-22 Raptor was unlikely to be able to fill the same capability as the JSF. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The report allegedly said the rating was "can't climb, can't turn, can't run"... aka "useless"... |