A Nimitz class aircraft carrier carrying a full complement of aircraft.(Photo from Naval Ttechnology)
From DoD Buzz:
Is there a Navy strike-fighter shortfall? Arguably there is. Right now anyway. But that shortfall could shift to an excess, if, as we have reported, the QDR strategic review changes the force sizing construct from preparing to fight two major theater wars to instead preparing to battle a single peer competitor while simultaneously waging a slow burn irregular war along the lines of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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My Comment: If reports on production delays for the F-35 are true .... this fighter gap will be a real gap in the next few years.
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