"Henry J Cobb" wrote:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=5350514
But Christopher Bolkcom, a military aviation analyst at the
nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, said any cutbacks in
planned F-35 purchases would harm confidence in the program by virtue
of boosting flyway costs per unit.

-HJC

Any reason why you shortchanged the subject line?

"Fewer of the so-called CTOL versions are needed because the Air Force has
opted to buy significant numbers of the short take-off, vertical landing
model, or STOVL, said Marvin Sambur, the assistant secretary for
acquisition."