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I think the F-35 will be substantially cut back. We may see a major rebuild program for the AV-8B Harrier II and the USAF may get upgraded F-16’s (essentially using the radar from the F-35A and a derivative of the F-35A’s engine).


6 posted on 01/06/2017 7:49:04 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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The Marines must have the F-35 or they are out of the fixed wing strike business. The USAF is getting theirs now, the question will be ‘how many’. That leaves the Navy — which could very well back out in favor of a new aircraft to fill the strike roll, keeping their Super Hornets for fleet interceptors.


36 posted on 01/06/2017 9:41:28 AM PST by Tallguy
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