07.01.2006, 21:22
Zitat:Cuts on the way to F-35 JSF R&D, Engine ProgramsQuelle: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/01/reports-cuts-on-the-way-to-f35-jsf-rd-engine-programs/index.php">http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/200 ... /index.php</a><!-- m -->
InsideDefense.com reports that US House & Senate conferees agreed to a final version of an FY 2006 defense spending bill that reduces the multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program's funding request by $200 million, including $108 million in cuts to research, development, testing and engineering (RDT&E) funding. The Air force had asked for $2.6 billion, including $200 million to fund long-lead items for the purchase of five aircraft in FY 2007. The House spending bill had fully funded the $2.4 billion RDT&E request, but the Senate plan would have cut that by $270 million. (...)