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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

An F-16 fighter jet was dispatched on Sunday to shoot down the fourth mysterious object to have mysteriously entered North American airspace, and missed.

Attack of the Stormtroopers

"The second shot hit."

Air Force Missed UFO With $400,000 Missile, Had to Use Another One

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

In a world's first, a jet pilot flying inside a real aircraft just fought an artificial intelligence-powered virtual fighter jet in real time.

Top Gun

A human pilot flew an experimental aircraft while wearing an augmented reality headset — and used it to dogfight a virtual opponent.

A Pilot Flying a Real Jet Just Fought an Augmented Reality Enemy

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 U.S. Air Force wants to equip its fighter jets with defensive laser weapons as soon as the early 2020s.

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