Spending Bill Adds C-17s, Kills F-22

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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 16 Dec 09, 22:53

The US House of Representatives has passed a $636.4 billion defence spending bill that rescues the F-35 alternate engine and Boeing C-17 from termination threats, plus restores funding for the Boeing F/A-18E/F, RQ-4 Global Hawk and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.

As expected, lawmakers agreed with the Obama Administration to allow the Lockheed Martin F-22 to cease production in early 2012, leaving the US Air Force with an active inventory of 186 fighters.

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Not the wisest of ideas...

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captoveur 17 Dec 09, 07:08

So how long until the IAF and JASDF are allowed to order F-22s to keep the line running.. And tens of thousands of skilled workers employed.

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halls120 (Plank Owner) 17 Dec 09, 13:01

miamiair wrote:
The US House of Representatives has passed a $636.4 billion defence spending bill that rescues the F-35 alternate engine and Boeing C-17 from termination threats, plus restores funding for the Boeing F/A-18E/F, RQ-4 Global Hawk and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.

As expected, lawmakers agreed with the Obama Administration to allow the Lockheed Martin F-22 to cease production in early 2012, leaving the US Air Force with an active inventory of 186 fighters.

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Not the wisest of ideas...

Typical of Congress - ignore what the military wants and needs, and instead use the defense budget - and the public treasury - as a jobs program/relection machine.

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