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To: Julius Wong who wrote (210133)	1/12/2025 8:31:13 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217561

Re <<By one estimate, every F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has around 920 pounds of rare earth elements built into its engines and electronics.>> … yeup, but not if all one intends to do is to park the F-35 paperweights on the factory lawn and not delivering to anyone, domestic and foreign. The guesstimate is that Team China 6th Gen, the lambda-wing hummingbird J-50 near-space fighter / anti-aircraft carrier bomber is 14-20% cheaper than Team USA 5th Gen F-35. If so a giggle. I am guessing J-50, with the 4 engines, is about 50% of the F-35 cost, cheaper by the brigades. Just an experiential guess. So cool once ‘teleporting’ in formation