Navy to be short 69 F-18s come 2016, CNO says
HORNET STUNG: Under current plans, the U.S. Navy will fall short of its strike fighter requirement by 69 F-18s by around 2016, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead told senators Feb. 28. The revised shortfall - which has been known although the number has been updated – comes amid interest...
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