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Mr. Gates has also delayed the procurement of the F-35B, a Marine Corps jump-jet aircraft.

Military Chiefs to Work on Cutting $400 Billion Nathan Hodge 2011

Particularly important is finding a replacement for the AV-8B Harrier, an aging jump-jet that is neither supersonic nor stealthy.

On the Marines' Wish List: A Pricey Jet Fighter Nathan Hodge 2011

Mr. Gates wants to delay the fielding of the F-35B, a supersonic jump-jet that can take off and land from small carriers and primitive airfields.

Marine Corps Leader Calls for Frugality Nathan Hodge 2011

As part of his budget revamp, Mr. Gates said he was placing the F-35B, a jump-jet version of the fighter, on a two-year probation.

Defense Net Up as Spending Cools Nathan Hodge 2011

Mr. Gates has also delayed the procurement of the F-35B, a Marine Corps jump-jet aircraft.

Military Chiefs to Work on Cutting $400 Billion Nathan Hodge 2011

But the jump-jet version, which is able to hover and land vertically, faces some of the most significant technical hurdles.

Cost Cutters Fix Sights on F-35 Fighter Nathan Hodge 2010

Under particularly close scrutiny is the F-35B, the jump-jet version of the aircraft that can take off and land from improvised airstrips and amphibious ships, according to Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps.

Cost Cutters Fix Sights on F-35 Fighter Nathan Hodge 2010

Aircraft carriers: Ostensibly built to haul tanks and landing craft between Japan's islands, the high-tech Osumi transport ships can also function as helicopter and jump-jet carriers.

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Right behind them were trucks loaded with steel, pierced-plank runway material, which was dispatched east to a flat piece of ground preselected as a base for Marine helicopters and Harrier jump-jet fighters.

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One immediate priority should be cancelling the jump-jet variant of the F-35 for the Marines.

The Economist: Daily news and views 2011