Amos has been the military's strongest advocate of the advanced F-35 stealth jet.

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If the production line were kept open to make stripped-down versions of the stealth jet for Japan, the Air Force might try to buy some more of them for itself in the future.

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In the past few weeks China has made a splash with progress on an anti-ship missile and a stealth fighter jet.

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As the Chrysler-produced TV spot unfolded, an elite team of mechanics and machinists was transforming the vehicle with a matte black exterior, stealth body panels, advanced weapon systems and a jet engine.

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The latter include, for example: supercomputers, advanced machine tools, fiber optic and other sophisticated telecommunications gear, jet engine hot sections, rocket propulsion and guidance components, "stealth" technology, to name a few.

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Some of China's supercomputers have been used to design wings for China's stealth fighter, now in test phase, and to design parts for China's first commercial jet.

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