U.S. should consider F-35 fighter cuts, a study suggests

Posted on: Jun. 25th, 2007 || Source: canada.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

WASHINGTON -- The United States should consider slashing the number of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter aircraft it plans to buy, largely because it does not have the reach needed to fight well in Asia, a leading military research group said in a report Wednesday.

The private Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments voiced fears the F-35, the Pentagon's costliest arms acquisition ever, might crowd out what it called needed investments in longer-range strike capabilities.

"China in particular has the strategic depth to locate key facilities beyond the reach of short-range systems," said the study titled U.S. Fighter Modernization Plans: Near-term Choices.

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