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Navy Strike Fighter Gap Now Lasting Until 2031, Lawmakers Say

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Navy Strike Fighter Gap Now Lasting Until 2031, Lawmakers Say
F/A-18E and F Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, stack up in preparation for launch from the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean on March 21, 2020 while conducting carrier qualifications. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The top two members of a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) subcommittee this week said the Navy’s strike fighter shortfall is back to running through 2031, after previous years the service claimed the shortfall would end in 2030 and then 2025. “Two years ago, the Navy’s strike-fighter shortfall would have lasted until 2030. However, last year the Navy told us that their strike fighter shortfall would be resolved to zero in 2025, primarily to have solid justification for terminating the…

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