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House Defense Appropriators Advise $900 Million Aircraft Procurement Boost for Air Force

House Defense Appropriators Advise $900 Million Aircraft Procurement Boost for Air Force
A new C-130J Super Hercules takes off from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga. on May 27 last year. The historic aircraft delivery to Little Rock AFB, Ark. served as the final C-130J for the 19th Airlift Wing and Air Mobility Command (Lockheed Martin Photo)

The House Appropriations Committee defense panel's (HAC-D) version of the fiscal 2022 defense funding bill recommends $16.6 billion for aircraft procurement for the U.S. Air Force--a more than $900 million increase over the Biden administration's budget request. The biggest boost would come in the account for Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J airlifters. While the Air Force requested nearly $129 million for one plane in fiscal 2022, the House defense appropriators would add $429 million to buy four more aircraft for the…

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