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But many pilots who fly the f-35 say it is absolutely worth it. rick leventhal is in yuma, arizona w the details. rick? >> reporter: the f-35 is the most expensive military weapons system in history with a price tag of roughly $100 million per jet. on top of the nearly 1 trillion are spent on research and development. the air force, navy and marine corps plan to buy nearly 2500 of the aircraft from lockheed martin. the machines favor the f-35b. it stops in midair and lands vertically. >> i've been lucky enough to fly some f-18 hornet, superhornet, f-16 during different tours in my career, and ...

Fighter jet can't carry the military's most highly advanced bomb. the f-35b is reportedly too small to load the bomb. it's supposed to be able to carry eight, but can only fit four. the jets are expected to cost close to $6 billion over the next decade. they represent america, and now all flags on u.s. military bases will be made in america too. the pentagon banning the use of foreign made flags in the military meaning everything from the threat to the cloth and ink must be made in the united states. a north dakota woman forced to pay for her prayers. police in lisbon fined the pastor's wife...