Thanks for joining us. Tonight, a special report on the hurledded and very expensive f 35 fighter. With a price tag in excess of a trillion dollars, it is the most expensive Weapons Program in the history of the united states. The pentagon says the f35 will ensure americas air superiority for decades. It will bring cutting edge technology. Critics have called it a hot mess and one of the biggest White Elephants in history. We begin at Nellis Air Force base in nevada. One place the f35 is being tested. At outskirts of las vegas is where american pilots learn the art of aerial combat. Here the full array of u. S. Air power is on display from proven work horses like the f 15 and f16 to more modern aircraft like the f22. You will also find the latest addition to americas military arsenal, the f35 is the most expensive Weapons Program in american history. According to one pentagon report, it has a price tag of 1. 4 trillion. So far the pentagon has bought almost 150 f35s with more on the as
We gib in syria where fighter jets thought to be from the alliance, el nusra front earlier attacked the rebel group called division 30. They said they kidnapped 8 division fighters accusing them of being agents of american interests. Translator the infantry commander went to syria to fight i. S. I. L. Coordination was agreed on and safe passage was granted to us to fight i. S. I. L. And to fight for the security of the Syrian People so we are shocked by this attack against our fighters. Rumors we are american agents are not true. Our fighters are syrians fighting i. S. I. L. For security of the Syrian People. Lets go to zeina khodr. Zeina, what does this tell us about the dynamics of the rebel groups . Reporter from the beginning jane the Syrian Opposition movement has never been United Nationsed. They mayunitedunited. Some are secular some have different political positions but what is happening today is the incident involves division 30. This is a group that is ready to fight i. S. I