Bangladesh, Dec. 26 -- At some point in the foreseeable future, someone will make a list of the worst military aircraft in history. Its not a matter of if, but where on the list the F-35 will be. The troubled US-made fighter jet has failed to pass numerous consecutive audits since it was formally inducted into service a decade ago. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued numerous reports on nearly 900 deficiencies plaguing the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, including availability rates, battle readiness, robustness, reliability, etc. According to the latest report, none of these problems has been resolved. Worse yet, even some new issues have been identified, exacerbating the F-35s already disastrous reputation.

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