By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was poised last night to weigh proposals to buy more F/A-18 E/F fighter jets and compel the Pentagon to account for any illegal government subsidies received by companies vying to build the tanker aircraft. The committee, as part of its all-day markup of the fiscal year 2011 defense authorization bill, also was expected to pass an amendment last night limiting the Navy to retiring only two ships for every three new vessels…
HASC Eyes Tanker, F-18, Shipbuilding Amendments In Late-Night Markup
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