As far as the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Army are concerned, he says,Iraq needs to see these planes protecting our skies before the end of 2011.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

In the end, it was secret Army intelligence planes that did him in.

FORBES: Surveillance cameras were useful for catching Faisal Shahzad after all

Oh, and super secret Army intelligence spy planes.

FORBES: Surveillance cameras were useful for catching Faisal Shahzad after all

Last week's order to ground the planes - in the US air force, army and Marine Corps - marked the second time in two months planes from the F-35 range have been grounded.

BBC: Grounded US F-35 fighter jet fleet to resume flights