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Australia abandons plan to fly F-35B from its warships

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A plan by Australi to buy the F-35B and fly them from its amphibious ships is off the table.

US Navy 111015-N-UM734-932 An aviation boatswain's mate maneuvers BF-04, front, the U.S. Marine Corps variant of the F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Lamkin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

According to Aviation Week, the step would result in spending around $4.4 billion to modify both Canberra-class ships to support the F-35B.

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One thought on “Australia abandons plan to fly F-35B from its warships”

  1. Well at least the Aussies have there head screwed on hopefully the uk will scrap plans to buy a piece of expensive American tat that cant dogfight

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