House lawmakers holding hearing on the JSF program

Given current fiscal constraints, the chairman of the House Armed Services tactical air and land subcommittee said this morning that the military services are being forced to prioritize between building capacity in their fourth-generation tactical aircraft inventory to help mitigate some of the immediate readiness burdens on the current force or trying to accelerate a needed fifth-generation tactical aircraft capability.

"For national security purposes, it's not a question of one or the other -- the answer really is that we need to do both," Rep. Michael Turner said in his opening statement for a subcommittee hearing on the Joint Strike Fighter.

Check out the rest of his opening statement as well as the prepared testimony of JSF Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan; Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements Maj. Gen. Jerry Harris; and Navy Air Warfare Director (N98) Rear Adm. Chip Miller here.