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Canberra Rethinking F-35?

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Canberra Rethinking F-35?

Is a rising price tag making Australia think twice about its planned F-35 fighter purchase from Lockheed Martin?

Persistent talk that the Australian government is reassessing its $16 billion-plus,100-plane commitment to the F-35 fighter programme has sharpened following recent statements by Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith.

As one of only eight official F-35 global partners, analysts fear that any serious reduction in Australian commitments could have a major impact on the shareholders and indeed the approximately 125,000 employees of the defence contractor.

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