Long-Term Continuing Resolution Would Ax 19 F-35s In 2016

Credit: F-35C: Lockheed Martin
A continuing resolution (CR) lasting longer than the one now in place until Dec. 11 would slice the number of F-35s the Pentagon plans to buy in its next production lot, jeopardizing the path for reducing the price of the jet to a promised $80-85 million by the end of the decade, according to...

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