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The Marines have somehow lost an F-35 fighter jet that may have continued to cruise around on autopilot after its human operator was ejected.

License to Lose

Oopsie!

US Marines Lose $80 Million Stealth Fighter Jet

In a viral video, an uber-expensive F-35 jet bounces weirdly on the runway before ejecting the fighter pilot inside — and man, is it freaky to watch.

Frighter Pilot

"So glad we went with this instead of universal healthcare." 

Watch a Pilot Get Ejected From an F-35 Jetfighter Right as It Crashes

The Pentagon has halted F-35 fighter jet deliveries after discovering that a component of the jet's engine is actually made in China.

Oops!

Big "oops" for the Pentagon.

Military Horrified to Discover Its Most Expensive Jet Has a Part Made in China

A Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet had its Gatling gun discharge a 25mm armor piercing high explosive round causing at least $2.5 million in damages.

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That wasn't supposed to happen.

A US Military Fighter Jet Accidentally Shot Itself With a Gatling Gun

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a room full of U.S. Air Force generals last week that "the fighter jet era has passed." Remotely-controlled drones are the future.

Stop Trying to Make Fighter Jets Happen

"The fighter jet era has passed."

Elon Musk Tells Air Force General That Fighter Jets Are Over

The Air Force's model of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet has awful accuracy, according to a new DoD assessment, in part because of its cracked casing.

Bullet Hell

"Although the program office is working to fix deficiencies, new discoveries are still being made."

The US's $428 Billion F-35 Fighter Jet Can't Even Shoot a Target

A Defense News investigation has revealed many problems with the military's in-development F-35 fighter jet that had previously gone unreported.

Hard Landing

One flaw causes pilots to experience excruciating ear and sinus pain.

US Military’s Trillion-Dollar F-35 Fighter Jet Is Almost Unflyable

According to the Pentagon's Missile Defense Review, the military is interested in equipping the F-35 fighter jet with anti-ICBM weaponry.

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