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Appropriations Report Would Put Air Force On Track To Buy More F-22s

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By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers are supporting the Air Force's position that it needs 20 more F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft, urging the service to extend its current multiyear contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT]. Language in the conference report on the FY '08 Defense Appropriations Bill suggests that the service pull $526 million in fiscal year 2009 funding intended to shut down the jet's production line and apply that to the purchase of specialty metals for an additional 20 planes. If…

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