U.S. and two foreign countries stop accepting F-35 deliveries due to dispute with Lockheed Martin

A dispute with Lockheed Martin over a production mistake on the F-35 has prompted the Pentagon and at least two foreign countries from accepting delivery of new aircraft.

909th ARS conducts F-35 inaugural refueling 170314-F-GR156-0168
By Senior Airman John Linzmeier [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35 could detect, track and possibly engage ballistic missiles by 2025

Head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, told the Senate appropriations subcommittee on defense that he expects the F-35 to be capable of detecting and tracking ballistic missiles by 2025.

F-35A flight
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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