Will The U.S. Navy Drop It's Version Of The F-35?

U.S. Navy Version of Lockheed Martin F-35 Makes First Flight. Aviationnews.eu

Navy Admiral Hints At Jettisoning F-35 fighter -- Washington Times

Questions value of stealth technology.

The chief of naval operations has penned an opinion column that has military analysts buzzing over whether it signals the Navy may be the first military branch to jettison the costly F-35 stealth fighter jet.

Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert’s column in the current issue of Proceedings magazine questions the value of radar-evading technology, or stealth, in flying to a target and bombing it in a world of rapidly improving radars.

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My Comment: For now .... talk of the US Navy dropping it's version of the F-35 will be just that .... talk. But if further defense budget cuts are implemented because of sequestration .... expect this talk to become fast and very serious.

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