House funds Pentagon programs set for termination

[Joanne98]

Source: AP

President Barack Obama recommended killing several high profile Pentagon programs in his 2010 budget. Here's how he fared in a defense funding bill passed by the House on Thursday:

F-22 fighter jet -- After receiving $2.9 billion this year, the F-22 fighter jet was slated for elimination by Obama. The measure provides $64 million to shut down its production line and $139 million for spare engines for the F-22 and the C-17 cargo jet.

VH-71 presidential helicopter -- Obama recommended just $85 million for program termination costs after the troubled helicopter received $835 million this year. The House provided $400 million, drawing a White House veto threat.

F-35 alternative engine -- The House provided $560 million for the alternative engine; Obama proposed "zeroing out" the second engine project and threatens a veto if the final bill would "seriously disrupt" the overall F-35 program.

C-17 cargo jets -- Obama wants to kill the program and requested only $91 million to shut down the production line. Congress funded eight planes in this year's war funding bill; the House bill provides $674 million for three more planes.

Kinetic Energy Interceptor -- Obama requested no funding for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, aimed at shooting down enemy ballistic missiles during their boost and early mid-course phases of flight. The House provided $80 million.



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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. No rail gun?

It is the technical side of it that is probably killing it... truly

Ah at least I don't have to kill it in my fiction

:-)

Oh ans something like that will HAPPEN in the next fifty years max.

[SkyDaddy7]

2. Well, we can no longer blame the GOP for...

wasteful military spending! THIS SUCKS!

[Mr. Sparkle]

3. This is a new type of welfare , Military Welfare ! Make'n crap nobody wants. n/t