Sunday, May 30, 2010

CBO report on Navy/Marines fighter gap.


Hat tip to the Navy Times (go to there site here..for the article).  This report (below) is a light read and it lays out 4 options for dealing with the fighter shortfall.  Alternative 1 is a no brainer and will probably be followed.  But you can bet Boeing and their Congressional delegations will be pushing for more F/A-18E/F's.
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2 comments:

  1. what do u think of the ideas of the AF buying the 18 E/F to close the fighter gap until 35-A starts to hit full production and get stood up as active squadrons?

    http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609cdam1.htm

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  2. i'm against it. i see it as a thinly veiled scheme to kill the F-35. there are many in the AF and in private industry that would like to see the plane go away.

    that's just the latest gambit to make it happen.

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