Delaying Joint Strike Fighter
We need this airplane yesterday, and the Navy wants to wait. From Military.com:
The Navy and Marine Corps want to delay fielding of the Joint Strike Fighter by more than a year, according to Pentagon officials.
If approved, the move would bump planned acquisition of 35 stealthy new fighters beyond the Navy's proposed new six-year spending plan, freeing up more than $1 billion between fiscal years 2008 and 2013 that officials hope to redirect to other naval priorities, these officials said.
By the time this fighter finally enters service in the next decade, it will likely be obsolete and greatly overpriced. The Navy spends so much on giant supercarriers they can't afford the planes to fill its massive decks.
The Navy and Marine Corps want to delay fielding of the Joint Strike Fighter by more than a year, according to Pentagon officials.
If approved, the move would bump planned acquisition of 35 stealthy new fighters beyond the Navy's proposed new six-year spending plan, freeing up more than $1 billion between fiscal years 2008 and 2013 that officials hope to redirect to other naval priorities, these officials said.
By the time this fighter finally enters service in the next decade, it will likely be obsolete and greatly overpriced. The Navy spends so much on giant supercarriers they can't afford the planes to fill its massive decks.
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