Doesn't the F/A-18 line mitigate the risk of this shortfall going forward?
Jack Reed: “Doesn't the F/A-18 line mitigate the risk of this shortfall going forward?”
On the recordMarch 4, 2013
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Reed questions the risk to strike fighter inventory and the importance of the F/A-18 line.
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