This fall, the F-35 Lightning II fighter got clobbered with bad news. It cited as a source a secret review by the "Joint Estimate Team" of Pentagon, Air Force, and Navy experts. Other media soon piled on.rnDOD seemed rattled. Spokesman Geoff Morrell suggested the JET might have been overly "pessimistic." DOD noted it was working up plans to steer the F-35 away from the JET-predicted dangers. Technical explanations were adduced.
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