Chambliss: Hill Leaders 'Realize 187 F-22s Is Not Enough'

F-22s on the tarmac

From Defense News:

Congressional proponents of more F-22 fighters will aim to put extra money for the stealthy jets in the 2010 U.S. defense appropriations bill, a key senator says.

"The appropriations process is the key right now. ... That is primarily what we're going to focus on," Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said May 20. Chambliss is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

"We might not even need the authorization" bill to spend more money on Raptors, he said.

Chambliss said after a speech at the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute that he has spoken with congressional leaders about buying more Raptors with 2010 appropriations.

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My Comment: They may huff and puff, but there is not enough support in Congress to continue this program. Everyone is banking on the F-35 to be the next generation warplance for the U.S. and its allies.