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Gates Shelves F-35B, Wants More F/A-18s

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Friday, January 7th, 2011

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By Marina Malenic The Pentagon is putting a jump-jet version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter being developed for the Marine Corps on a two-year "probation" to give prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] time to redesign aspects of the technologically complex aircraft, senior defense officials said yesterday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon that the Marines' short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 will be moved to the end of planned development and production. It had…

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