"I would echo Senator Chambliss' comments about budgetary factors driving a lot of our decisionmaking."
"The current F-22 Raptor and JSF procurement plans would likely leave a gap of up to 800 fighter aircrafts by 2024."
"The Marine Corps will continue to manage legacy fleets of Harriers and Hornets until introduction of STOVL JSF."
"We feel it's critical that we work to get something that we can begin fielding into our forces."
"In terms of the TACAIR portfolio, are there any aspects of that plan with which you have any difficulty?"
"Let me move back to the fighter gap."
"The fiscal year 2010 budget is an integral part of a much longer term process that will help insure defense dollars are spent wisely to address the threats that we face today and will likely face tomo..."
"The Commandant of the Marine Corps recently testified to the committee that the Marine Corps will reach IOC in 2012 with a standing squadron ready to deploy."
"To what extent could an increased inventory of long-range bombers, in some ways, make up for the shortfall in Navy and Marine Corp strike fighters?"
"does there need to be a more open and insightful dialogue or debate on the significant challenges confronting the JSF program?"
"we need to put whatever funding is available to ramp up F-35 production rates"