Build F-136 Into Budget: House -- DoD Buzz
Not only did the House Appropriations defense subcommittee call the administration’s bluff on funding for the F-136 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter, it told the Defense Secretary to stuff money into the regular budget in the future.
The House approved $560 million for the second engine on Thursday and, in the report accompanying the defense spending bill, it told Robert Gates to include second engine funding in “future budget requests.” That would mean that the administration could no longer play the shell game of knowing that Congress will include money for the second engine and thus leaving it out of the budget request, which frees up money for other uses.
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My Comment: The White House and the Pentagon got their victory with the cancellation of the F-22 program .... they are not going to get another with the F-136.
But is Congress still doing the right move with this budget allocation? Having two of everything is good .... especially when it comes to National Defense .... but with defense budget woes only going to get worse with time .... you have to wonder.
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