Air Force cuts planes to cover F/A-22 cost jump
The U.S. Air Force is slashing the number of F/A-22s it plans to buy to pay for a 20-month extension of the current development phase, an estimated $700 million delay triggered by unresolved software and fin buffet problems, an Air Force official said Dec. 6. Marvin Sambur, Air Force assistant...
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