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House Appropriations Bill Boosts F-35 Buy, Backs New JSTARS

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House Appropriations Bill Boosts F-35 Buy, Backs New JSTARS
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, and three F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, fly in formation during a training sortie over the United Kingdom, April 27, 2017. The F-35As first arrived at RAF Lakenheath on April 15, 2017, which marked it's first flying training deployment to Europe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Roidan Carlson)

The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) unveiled a $675 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 6 that would buy 93 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, 16 more than the Trump administration requested.The HAC's proposed purchase of F-35s also represents a significant increase from the House and Senate FY 2019 defense authorization bills, which would fund 77 and 75 jets, respectively. The F-35 enjoys strong support from Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), who chairs the HAC's defense subcommittee and represents Fort Worth, where…

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