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Two F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), fighter aircraft are seen as they arrive at Edwards Air Force Base in California in this May 2010 file photograph. The U.S. Navy maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet last month. The fleetwide grounding order kept three Marine Corps F-35 B-model jets and one British F-35B from traveling to Britain for widely publicized appearances at two air shows. REUTERS/Tom Reynolds/Lockheed Martin Corp/Handout (UNITED STATES – Tags: MILITARY BUSINESS) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Småbeløb skaber jævnligt ballade på Borgen, og Venstre-regeringen har været nødt til at udskyde bl.a. skattereformen på grund af lavvande i statskassen. Riget fattes penge. Men så snart beløbene bare bliver store nok, glider beslutningerne tilsyneladende lettere. Et bredt flertal er enige om at bruge op mod 30 mia. kr. på nye kampfly – uden større debat om de samfundsøkonomiske effekter. I føljetonen ‘Den store flykamp’ har Lars Trier Mogensen interviewet både eksperter og aktivister om fraværet af grundige beregninger og almindelig debat forud for milliardindkøbet.