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It Could Be Years Before Billion-Dollar War Toy F-35 Is Ready for Combat

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Don’t get too excited about the U.S. Air Force possibly declaring the long-delayed F-35 fighter jet ready for combat—if history is any guide, it won’t be sent into a fight for years.

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