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Money To Continue F-22 Production Line May Be Left Out of Budget Measures

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Some House and Senate lawmakers are moving away from adding to defense legislation funding for Air Force F-22 Raptor jets beyond the 183 planned, potentially leaving the fifth- generation fighter's future in the hands of the next administration. Lockheed Martin [LMT] leads the industry team that builds the F-22 Raptor. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) opted to do just that--leave the decision about whether to continue or close down the F-22 production line to the next…

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