Australia needs to cancel US fighter jet

If US President Donald Trump meddles with contracts to buy F35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, Australia should immediately cancel its order. The Australian Government placed orders for the plane on the basis that a significant proportion of work would be undertaken in Australia. He now says he is thinking of changing arrangements so that all work on the plane is carried out in the US. In the past he has ranted about the exhorbitant cost of the F35 which should have sent a clear message to the Australian Government that it should not waste taxpayers money on a dog of a plane that is unable to meet it design performance or its costings. His earlier comments came shortly after the 100th F35 rolled off the Lockheed Martin production line. There were huge misgivings about cost overruns and the jet's lack of performance. Australia is committed to pay $20 billion for 72 of the planes. The F35 will be almost useless as an addition to Australia's air defence and attack capabilities. So why haven't our politicians followed Canada's lead and cancelled the order?

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