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Air Force Could Delay Purchase Of Up To 24 F-35As Due To Sequestration

Tuesday, November 19th, 2013

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The Air Force could delay purchasing up to 24 conventional variants of the F-35 over the fiscal year 2014-2019 timeframe due to sequestration-related budget cuts, acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning said yesterday. Fanning specifically said the service is looking at shifting up to 24 F-35As out of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), a five-year plan that describes the Defense Department’s base budgetary plan for normal activities like manning, training and equipping warfighters but excludes overseas contingency operations (OCO)…

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Congress

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Army

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Congress

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