F-35From The Hill:
A debate over how large the Navy’s tactical aircraft fleet should be is heating up in Washington this year, with lawmakers concerned that the Pentagon is not planning for enough fighter jets.
Navy officials have told lawmakers that they anticipate a shortfall of more than 200 jets over the next decade, based on the age of their current fleet and the projections for purchasing new aircraft.
This comes at a time when Boeing, one of the nation’s two producers of fighter jets, is in danger of getting out of the business because it hasn’t yet been offered a multiyear contract for its F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jet.
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My Comment: I call this putting all of hte eggs in one basket. I sincerely do not know if this is a good idea.