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House Armed Services Committee to Request Additional Funds for F-35, F-18s

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

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House Armed Services Committee to Request Additional Funds for F-35, F-18s

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet. (Photo: Boeing)

Faster modernization of the Army National Guard’s aging UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter fleet and reports investigating the F-35’s engine and logistics system are among the proposed additions to the defense authorization bill sought out by the House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces subcommittee. The subcommittee released its National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) proposal April 22.The NDAA, which will be debated by the full committee next Wednesday, will also contain funding for the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, the…

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