Lawmakers Warn Navy, Marines Face Large Fighter Jet Shortfall -- The Hill
The Navy and Marine Corps face a much larger shortfall of fighter jets than expected, four senior members of the House Armed Services Committee warned Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
In a letter to Gates, the lawmakers said Pentagon assumptions of a shortfall of 100 fighter jets are “too optimistic.”
Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) signed the letter along with ranking Republican Rep. Buck McKeon (Calif.). Two other panel members with jurisdiction over Navy programs, Reps. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) and Todd Akin (R-Mo.), also signed the letter to Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Update: HASC Presses Gates on Fighter Gap -- DoD Buzz
My Comment: With delays and problems in the F-35 program .... if nothing is done now expect this fighter jet shortage to reach critical in the next few years.
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