Thanks for joining us. Tonight, a special report on the hurledded and very expensive f 35 fighter. With a price tag in excess of a trillion dollars, it is the most expensive Weapons Program in the history of the united states. The pentagon says the f35 will ensure americas air superiority for decades. It will bring cutting edge technology. Critics have called it a hot mess and one of the biggest White Elephants in history. We begin at Nellis Air Force base in nevada. One place the f35 is being tested. At outskirts of las vegas is where american pilots learn the art of aerial combat. Here the full array of u. S. Air power is on display from proven work horses like the f15 and f16 to more modern aircraft like the f22. You will also find the latest addition to americas military arsenal, the f35 is the most expensive Weapons Program in american history. According to one pentagon report, it has a price tag of 1. 4 trillion. So far the pentagon has bought almost 150 f35s with more on the ass
Thanks for joining us. Tonight, a special report on the hurledded and very expensive f 35 fighter. With a price tag in excess of a trillion dollars, it is the most expensive Weapons Program in the history of the united states. The pentagon says the f35 will ensure americas air superiority for decades. It will bring cutting edge technology. Critics have called it a hot mess and one of the biggest White Elephants in history. We begin at Nellis Air Force base in nevada. One place the f35 is being tested. At outskirts of las vegas is where american pilots learn the art of aerial combat. Here the full array of u. S. Air power is on display from proven work horses like the f 15 and f16 to more modern aircraft like the f22. You will also find the latest addition to americas military arsenal, the f35 is the most expensive Weapons Program in american history. According to one pentagon report, it has a price tag of 1. 4 trillion. So far the pentagon has bought almost 150 f35s with more on the as
Thanks for joining us. Tonight, a special report on the hurledded and very expensive f 35 fighter. With a price tag in excess of a trillion dollars, it is the most expensive Weapons Program in the history of the united states. The pentagon says the f35 will ensure americas air superiority for decades. It will bring cutting edge technology. Critics have called it a hot mess and one of the biggest White Elephants in history. We begin at Nellis Air Force base in nevada. One place the f35 is being tested. At outskirts of las vegas is where american pilots learn the art of aerial combat. Here the full array of u. S. Air power is on display from proven work horses like the f 15 and f16 to more modern aircraft like the f22. You will also find the latest addition to americas military arsenal, the f35 is the most expensive Weapons Program in american history. According to one pentagon report, it has a price tag of 1. 4 trillion. So far the pentagon has bought almost 150 f35s with more on the as
Become an even bigger target in the political fight. Because the home base of many of the very controversial f35 fighter jets is vermont which you may recall coincidentally also the home of one of the key candidates, the democratic senator Bernie Sanders. Almost since its inception the supertetsuperstealth dwri fightt y fighter hasnt been off the radar. Sheila macvicar has the story. Never has the military put a fighter at a commercial airport. They go to remote bases, they do that purposely because any aircraft crash more. Reporter the plane shes talking about is the f35 fighter. From its stealthy design to the many lines of computer code that acts as artificial intelligence, its being hailed as the future of combat aviation. Hey hey ho ho, the f35 has got to go. But the residents of this town see it as a real danger. The burtle airpor burlington aia suitable airport for the f35. It is a commercial airport not a military base. Reporter rose ann greco is fighting to keep the f35 out of
Reporter the plane shes talking about is the f35 fighter. From its stealthy design to the many lines of computer code that acts as artificial intelligence, its being hailed as the future of combat aviation. Hey hey ho ho, the f35 has got to go. But the residents of this town see it as a real danger. The burtle airpor burlington aia suitable airport for the f35. It is a commercial airport not a military base. Reporter rose ann greco is fighting to keep the f35 out of her local airport at burlington, vermont. Burlington is home to the Vermont Air National gad. Its scheduled to receive 18 f35s by the year 2020. It will be the First Air National Guard unit in america to get the plane. Replacing a unit of aging f16s. The burlington airport has homes built right up to its perimeter. There are towns on both ends of its runway. Williston to the north and willusky to the south. A working class town. Ive been in the backyards and its astounding how low the planes are over their homes. You could