In December 2010 the Commandant was quoted as stating 'there is not a plan B' to the F-35B program.1 In effect our Marine Corps has 'derivatives of plan A,' based on a 1998 decision, that all rely on the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B being produced. 'We decided we would skip a generation of what we called fourth-generation airplanes . . . and we would end up putting all of our money and our hopes in the F-35B.' This decision has become particularly troubling in regard to the high costs associated with the program, the program's current status, and our United States Marine Corps reputation for plans and preparations.
F-35B Needs a Plan B: Options to Rising Costs of the Aircraft
2011
6 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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