Joint Strike Fighter head defends $17bn purchase despite software delays

By David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Updated February 20 2017 - 9:08am, first published February 19 2017 - 5:49pm
A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A flies in formation with a US Air Force F-35 and F-16 during trial flights from Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Photo: Matthew Short
A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A flies in formation with a US Air Force F-35 and F-16 during trial flights from Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Photo: Matthew Short

The Australian head of the Joint Strike Fighter program says he is confident the next delivery of the cutting-edge combat aircraft to the RAAF is on track despite a report finding the next batch of planes will not all have the most up-to-date technology.

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