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US Agrees to Buy at Least 850 More Lockheed F-35 Fighter Jets

The Pentagon plans to buy at least 850 additional Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets, in what would be the biggest contract in the program’s quarter-century history that signals the stealth warplane will remain a major part of the US arsenal for many years.

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Bloomberg· Oct 22, 10:11 AMUS Agrees to Buy at Least 850 More Lockheed F-35 Fighter Jets

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