I would echo Senator Chambliss' comments about budgetary factors driving a lot of our decisionmaking.
the Department of the Navy has identified a naval aviation strike fighter shortfall, which it projects to be more than 240 aircraft by 2018.
we need to put whatever funding is available to ramp up F-35 production rates
the United States still has no plans to export the F-22s.
Carrier aviation and our carrier strike group force structure are vital to executing our Military Strategy in support of the Nation's securi...
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 2...
the F-35 program development schedule is likely to slip from 12 months to 27 months
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.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps recently testified to the committee that the Marine Corps will reach IOC in 2012 with a standing squadron...
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 fi...