Navy May Cut F-35 Orders As Buying Plan Is Reviewed.
BY GILLIAN RICH, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
08/13/2015 02:21 PM ET
The Navy may only order as few as 12 of the F-35C variants each year vs. the current plan to order 20 of the stealth jets annually during the 2020s.
"I think the current realities of the budget and other priories inside the Navy may drive something between those two numbers, but we're still on the path to (initial operational capability) for our first squadron in 2018," said Naval Air Forces Commander Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, at the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies on Wednesday, according to Flightglobal.
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