The Navy's fixed-wing aircraft, including the controversial Joint Strike Fighter, and several tactical missile programs took a hit in the service's fiscal year 2016 budget request, while shipbuilding and rotary-wing aircraft prevailed, the service announced on Monday . The Navy added two Joint Strike Fighters in FY-16 for a total of four jets. However, the service slashed 10 F-35 carrier variants over its future years defense plan, according to the FY-16 budget request that was sent to Congress Feb. 2...
