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Air Force Chief ‘Concerned’ But ‘Committed’ To F-35

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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford The Air Force's top uniformed official yesterday expressed continued concern over the delivery schedule for the Pentagon's next-generation, tri-service fighter aircraft but said the air service has plans in place to mitigate additional schedule slips. "I need to reemphasize that we're fully committed to the F-35" Joint Strike Fighter, said Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff. "We are a little bit concerned with schedule, and that's both on the production and…

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