On the recordJune 8, 2009
The Navy has vastly expanded its estimate of size of the so-called fighter gap, putting the shortfall of fighter planes at 243 aircraft by 2018.
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Thune discusses the Navy's assessment of a significant fighter aircraft shortfall.
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