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Trump Admin Says House Defense Spending Bill’s F/A-XX Increase Risks Delaying ‘Higher Priority’ F-47

Trump Admin Says House Defense Spending Bill’s F/A-XX Increase Risks Delaying ‘Higher Priority’ F-47
Artist rendering of F-47 NGAD. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

The White House has urged Congress not to include an increase in funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter aircraft program, stating that doing so may risk delaying the Air Force’s F-47 future fighter effort. As the House has begun floor consideration of its $831.5 billion defense appropriations bill, the Trump administration has also detailed concerns with the legislation’s support for the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft that had been targeted for a cut and for not fully funding…

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