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Navy Behind JSF, But Tac Air Decline Will Need To Be Addressed

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By Geoff Fein The Navy will be facing a drop in its tactical air resources in the 2016 time frame, as the earlier model F-18 Hornets age and just as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) makes its entry into service, according to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Around the time the services will begin taking delivery of the first Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s, the Navy will be facing what CNO Adm. Gary Roughead called a significant dip, if…

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