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Exclusive New Revelations About The Troubled F-35 Program CBC's the fifth estate Tells The Full Story

RUNAWAY FIGHTER airs Friday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC-TV

September 25, 2012 - It could yet prove to be the most expensive defense purchase in Canadian history—$25 billion and counting. The military promises it’s the best fighter jet available, but some critics are saying it’s a turkey hatched from a bad idea: a do-it-all plane that might not do anything well-at-all.

Was Canada pressured to buy the F-35 fighter jet? Will the jet ever deliver on its promise of being the top gun in the sky? Did the government cover up the true costs to win an election? With secret documents and exclusive interviews with Air Force insiders, Gillian Findlay pieces together the troubling story of the F-35. From Lockheed Martin’s first prototype and bungled development process to Canada’s decision to buy the fighter jet without an open competition, Runaway Fighter raises serious questions about a procurement system seemingly run amok and a jetfighter critics say will never live up to its spin.

VIDEO: Click for an exclusive excerpt—http://youtu.be/pP74Em5EpBc

Runaway Fighter airs on the fifth estate, Friday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC-TV.

In advance of the broadcast, watch Runaway Fighter online, for review purposes only, by contacting Melissa Prince (prince@veritascanada.com) for the link and password. CBC News Network rebroadcasts the fifth estate on Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. ET. For more information on the fifth estate, visit our website at www.cbc.ca/fifth, join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Executive producer of the fifth estate is Jim Williamson.


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