Jerry Hendrix, Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, CNAS

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Jerry Hendrix, Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, CNAS

President Barack Obama's budget request included a small, $5 million item earmarked for a next-generation fighter. And while no one knows exactly what it'll be,...

Federal News Network Staff

February 23, 2015 10:09 am

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President Barack Obama’s budget request included a small, $5 million item earmarked for a next-generation fighter. And while no one knows exactly what it’ll be, it’s meant to replace the F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18 Growler by 2030. Jerry Hendrix, a senior fellow and director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on what exactly the new fighter will be capable of — and why it’s needed.