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Air Force

Hill Seeks Data On F-35 Second-Engine Business Case

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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford With the military services' fiscal year 2011 budget hearings set to kick off this week, lawmakers are sorting through claims and data regarding whether there is a solid business case for extending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second-engine program. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, congressional aides said, pledged to deliver to Capitol Hill data tied to his stance that the General Electric [GE]-Rolls-Royce effort should not be continued. Any such information had not been received as of yesterday on Capitol Hill, where there…

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