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Fighter jet lands UK in controversy

Name: Fighter jet lands UK in controversy
Uploaded: 2012-03-20T16:59:36.909Z
Duration: 3 min 10 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: U-turn expected from British PM on F-35 orders

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the biggest military programme in history but a series of delays and technical difficulties have caused years of delay and billions in cost overruns. Now, British Prime Minister David Cameron is in the midst of changing his government’s orders, causing both domestic and international consternation. Carola Hoyos, defence correspondent, reports.

March 20, 2012

Edited by Seb Morton-Clark. Filmed by Carlos Homer. Additional footage: Reuters, Lockheed Martin and the US Navy.