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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Navy chief optimistic F-35 will enter fleet on schedule

F-35 Lightning IIThe Navy's top officer on Tuesday expressed hope that the aircraft carrier-based version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not have the same prolonged delays that are plaguing the Air Force's variant of the stealthy jet.

During an interview at the Pentagon, Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead said the Navy is reviewing recent program changes, but he believes the Navy will benefit from being the last of the services to receive the F-35 and, ultimately, will stick close to its 2014 date for initial operational use.

"I think we, as a service, have the advantage in that we're third in line," Roughead said.

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