F35-A "The Most Advanced Fighter Jet Ever Has Been Declared Combat Ready "» Patriot Outdoor News

"The F-35A brings an unprecedented combination of lethality, survivability, and adaptability to joint and combined operations, and is ready to deploy and strike well-defended targets anywhere on Earth," Goldfein said. "Today's declaration of IOC is an important milestone on the road to achieving full warfighting capability..."

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