CRS VIEWS THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
"The Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is one of
three aircraft programs at the center of current debate over tactical
aviation, the others being the Air Force F-22A fighter and the Navy
F/A-18E/F fighter/attack plane," explains a newly updated Congressional
Research Service (CRS) report. "The JSF program is a major issue in
Congress because of concerns about its cost and budgetary impact,
effects on the defense industrial base, and implications for U.S.
national security in the early 21st century." Each of those matters is
explored by CRS in "F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program:
Background, Status, and Issues," updated June 2, 2006:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL30563.pdf

See also "Proposed Termination of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F136
Alternate Engine," April 13, 2006:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL33390.pdf