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Pentagon Assessment Finds Issues With F-35 Fighter Jets

AP/Lockheed Martin, Courtesy
An F-35 fighter plane.l

A new Pentagon assessment finds the F-35s still have a lot of deficiencies, even after nearly two decades in development and more than $400 billion spent. We speak with a defense analyst in Washington, D.C. for the latest.

Our guest is:

  • Andrew Hunter, Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, which follows acquisition and systems development in the national defense realm at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, D.C.

Broadcast live at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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