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In the May 2002 issue, Popular Mechanics explored the U.S. Military s newest fighter: the F-35. Diving deep into the plane s three variants the F-35A, B, and C the article reported on the project in its infancy and its ambitious plans to start replacing the F-22 and A-10 by 2010. Famously, the F-35 became plagued with delays and cost overruns, but despite these setbacks, the Joint Strike Fighter remains the most advanced jet fighter in the world at least until the rumored Next-Generation Air Dominance program comes for the crown. The planes that won the Cold War are getting old. They pack as lethal a punch as ever, but like the baby boomer generation they protected, they are beginning to show their age.

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