F-35 fighter jet development hampered by many flaws

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A list of serious flaws has been found in a jet fighter in development for 15 years.

The F-35's ejector seat "failed to meet neck-injury criteria" and the jet had a "limited ability to respond to threats", the US defence department has said.

The jet's development, by Lockheed Martin, has already cost $1 trillion (£0.7tn), partly funded by the UK.

Previously, its UK planned deployment date was put back from 2012 to 2023.

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