"It’s too modern to fail"

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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/211584-lawmakers-shrug-off-f-35-grounding



Senate shrugs off F-35 grounding

By Martin Matishak - 07/08/14 01:37 PM EDT

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee are brushing off the latest setback to the $400 billion and counting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which resulted in the grounding of the military’s jet of the future.

“I just want to keep it going,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking member of the panel. “It’s too modern to fail. If we’re going to maintain superiority over other countries, we have to have that, we can’t do without it.”

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) argued the engine fire that led to the grounding is a bump in the road.

“When you develop a new system like this you’re going to have hiccups,” he said.

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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/211520-f-35s-air-show-debut-in-jeopardy



F-35’s air show debut in jeopardy
By Martin Matishak - 07/08/14 06:00 AM EDT

The Pentagon’s costly fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is grounded, just a week before the military’s jet of the future was to have its coming-out party at two air shows in Great Britain.

The latest problem for the $400 billion program, which is already seven years behind schedule, came after an engine on one of the F-35s caught fire during a June 23 takeoff from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

The fire led the Pentagon to ground the entire fleet, and officials on Monday said it’s uncertain whether the jets will be cleared for takeoff by next week.

A decision on whether to allow the planes to fly will be made in the “next several days,” according to Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren, based on the aircraft’s “safety and airworthiness.”

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The thread title is from Douchebag Inhofe.

[liberal N proud]

1. Senseless

[merrily]

2. What does "too modern to fail" even mean?