Fighter Jet Demo Comes to Columbia

(WOLO) COLMBIA,S.C., — “The best way to keep america safe is to keep america strong.” Some of that muscle coming from this new piece of military equipment. while this F-35 lightening II simulator – that was showcased at the science museum may look like an amusement park ride – it’s not toy you want to play with. and the hope is other countries won’t want *to play with it either*. ” the goal of this fighter is to deter aggression. 02:21:02 ” it goes faster, it’s undetected by radar, and in modern war fare if you can’t be seen you can survive.” State and local officials were on hand to test out demos of the new plane, how it works and why it’s needed now more than ever. ” it has the most advanced maneuverability in the world most advanced weapons delivery system…so when the time comes and pilots must prosecute an air to ground target he or she can do so with lethal precision.” The aero space company – lockheed martin says this aircraft will make our military men and women more effective and, it will also make the state more productive. shaw air force base is slated to house this fighter jet. but in order to do that…it would have to be rebuild to create adequate space. which means work for more than 130 thousand south carolinians working to house this state of the art piece of equipment boosting the state’s economy to the tune of 48 million dollars a year. pennies when it comes to protection. ” i think the main obligation the federal government has to the nation is to defend the nation and i’m not looking for a fair fight. over the past decade we’ve been at war with a terrorist enemy but that may not be the only enemy we face in the future.