Armed Services Committee Defies White House, Approves
Funding
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Thursday 13-11 to
authorize $1.75 billion for the embattled F-22 Raptor program, as
well as providing $438.9 million to continue development of the
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine. President Obama has
threatened to veto the Defense Authorization Bill if those items
are included in the final version.
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force unveiled the
next-generation of high-flying unmanned aircraft - the RQ-4 Block
40 Global Hawk - in a ceremony Thursday at Northrop Grumman's
Palmdale, CA, manufacturing facility.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's expertise in advanced aircraft
development is featured in a new television documentary examining
the mystery surrounding a top-secret German airplane that could
have affected the course of World War II.
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