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The Marine Corps says it has no choice but to go forward with its version of the plane, because its current aircraft are obsolete, and the Air Force wants to replace aging F-16s with the new, stealthy plane.
They would carry short-take-off and vertical-landing versions of the Joint Strike Fighter, stealthy planes that are being developed jointly with America to replace the Harrier jump-jets.
In recent weeks they have told members of Congress they will need $90 billion a year -- or nearly 30percentt more than the current budget -- to pay for the new weapons systems they have in development, like faster fighter planes, stealthy destroyers and more powerful artillery.
Moreover, those critics say, the plane is not all that stealthy.
In comments to reporters on his plane en route to Beijing, he questioned "just how stealthy" the Chinese fighter really was, then said the Pentagon was stepping up investments in a range of weapons, jet fighters and technology in response to the J-20 and other aspects of the Chinese military buildup in the Pacific.
In the case of the currently proposed arsenal plane, the strong implication is that US pilots will be flying stealthy F-35 aircraft in hostile territory, identifying targets of opportunity.
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So the arsenal plane moves combat activities (like shooting at people) out of harm's way into relative safety, while the stealthy tanker drone takes non-combat support activities (like refueling aircraft) and migrates those far into hostile airspace.
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