
Last week Navy officials told a House panel how the service plans to close the current strike fighter shortfall years earlier than previously planned via a set of fleet structure and maintenance plan changes. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), ranking member of the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee, asked Navy officials during a hearing July 13 how the Navy is asserting it will resolve the shortfall by fiscal year 2025 when last year officials told the committee…