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Air Force F-35 Program Gets Help From Budget Deal

By Marc Selinger

Friday, February 9th, 2018

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Air Force F-35 Program Gets Help From Budget Deal

The first two combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. Photo: Air Force.

Language included in the newly enacted federal budget agreement will allow the Air Force to proceed with “critical” construction projects for its F-35A Lightning II program, according to a congressional panel.The provision, or “anomaly,” is part of a continuing resolution (CR) included in the two-year budget agreement, the Senate Appropriations Committee said Feb 8. The CR will fund the government through March 23. While CRs generally prevent new programs from beginning, the anomaly will "provide authority for new construction starts for…

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