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Senate sides with Obama, defunds jet engine
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Thursday to eliminate spending on a jet engine program the defense secretary says is superfluous, moving in step with Obama administration assertions that it is time to stop spending military dollars on programs that are not needed.
Nations:Poland Afghanistan Russia People:Jon Kyl Robert Gates Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Activities:111th Congress
2009-07-23
Senate heads toward vote on F-22 jets
WASHINGTON - The argument over whether spending $1.75 billion on seven additional F-22 jets makes good economic sense is coming to a head between Congress and the Obama administration.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. Russia People:Robert Gates Christopher Dodd Carl Levin Barack Obama John McCain Activities:111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-07-21
Big cuts seen for F-22, other big weapon programs
WASHINGTON - The nation should stop pouring billions into futuristic, super-expensive F-22 jet fighters, pull the plug on new presidential helicopters and put the money into systems U.S. soldiers can use against actual foes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared Monday.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Robert Gates John Murtha Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-04-06
U.S. delays F-22 Raptor fighters arrival in Japan
The arrival of 12 U.S. F-22 fighter planes at a U.S. air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa was delayed on Sunday without word on a new date for their first deployment outside the United States.
Nations:Japan North Korea Activities:U.S. Troops Deployments
2007-02-11
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