F 35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter.Senate Appropriators Reduce Funding For Lockheed's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- The Hill
Senate defense appropriators on Tuesday significantly slashed funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — the Pentagon’s largest and highest-profile program.
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the Senate’s top appropriator and chairman of the Defense panel, said Tuesday that his committee decided only to fund the production of 32 F-35 fighter jets, 10 fewer than the Pentagon requested for fiscal 2011. The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Inouye on Tuesday said that some of the recommendations in the new Pentagon bill, including F-35 funding, would be considered “tough measures.”
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More News On Cuts In Purchases Of The F-35
Appropriators slash F-35 purchases in fiscal 2011 -- Government Executive
Senate panel proposes cut in 2011 F-35 buy -- Star Telegram
Proposed 2011 budget would cut 10 F-35 purchases -- Star Telegram
Key Senators Eye Cut to JSF Order In 2011 -- Aviation Week
US Senate May Cut $8 Billion From Defense Bill -- Wall Street Journal
My Comment: Expect more F-35 purchase cuts next year.
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