The F-35’s Combat Debut

After 179 months and more than $400 billion in acquisition costs, the F-35 finally made its combat debut—and almost nobody knew. The Israeli Air Force (IAF), the first international customer to receive the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft, was quietly the first to use it in combat operations, finally...

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