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Air Force: ‘Close Call’ To Not Back Alternate F-35 Engine

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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford A top Air Force official told lawmakers who support continuing a disputed jet engine yesterday that military officials' opposition results from a "close call" made after weighing the impact of continuing or ending the program. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members quizzed Air Force Secretary Michael Donley during a budget hearing about why the Pentagon had not yet turned over a business-case analysis explaining why it opposes continuing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters' second engine, developed by…

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