Australia's F-35A Joint Strike Fighters declared combat ready

Harley Dennett
Updated December 29 2020 - 7:20am, first published 12:30am
The first batch of F-35As to Australia arrived 30 months late but are now operational. Picture: Department of Defence
The first batch of F-35As to Australia arrived 30 months late but are now operational. Picture: Department of Defence

Written off early by critics, two of Defence's most controversial projects have made a turnaround with the Joint Strike Fighter declared ready for use in operations and an upgrade to be announced for the Collins class submarines.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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