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Fresh Difficulties regarding Pentagon's F-35 Jet fighter

F-35 Jet fighter The Pentagon said on Friday who's had grounded all of its stealthy new F-35 fighter jets after an inspection found a crack inside a turbine blade within the engine of just one from the planes. The suspension of flights comes at an awkward time for that military, which can be facing automatic budget cuts that can slow its purchases from the planes. The Pentagon grounded seventy one versions from the jets - to the Air Force, the Navy and the Marines - on Thursday whilst it investigated the problem. Lockheed Martin, that makes the high-tech place, said 64 from the jets can be affected. They project spending around $396 billion to purchase 2,456 in the jets by the late 2030s. But the program, the most expensive in military history, has become suffering from cost overruns and delays, also it could easily be a target for budget cutters. The Marines also was required to suspend operation of the version from Jan. 18 through Feb. 13 due to a separate trouble with a cri