DoD Budget Highlights F-35, New Bomber, Special Ops
January 29 2010
A draft of the Obama administration's 2011 defense budget calls for $10.7 billion for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, $4 billion for a new long-range Air Force bomber and $6.3 billion for Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Defense News reports.
The budget request, due to be sent to Congress on Feb. 1, will seek the termination of more programs, including the Air Force's C-17 cargo plane and an alternative engine for the F-35, according to a summary document obtained by the...
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