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Think Tank Exercise Calls For Cuts To F-35

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

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The Pentagon should further scale back production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to absorb additional spending reductions that could occur even if sequestration is avoided, according to the conclusions of an exercise conducted by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). The CSBA released a report (Strategic Choices: Navigating Austerity) yesterday of the study it conducted in July by establishing seven teams of about 10-12 individuals representing various entities in the defense establishment, from the military services to…

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