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Groups Question Investment in F-35 AETP Engine

Groups Question Investment in F-35 AETP Engine
U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, F-35 Lightning II pilot assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, performs pre-flight checks before taking off to participate in Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis AFB, Nev. on Aug. 3 last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Nine groups, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), are questioning the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and urging legislators to reconsider investing in AETP. "We, the undersigned organizations representing taxpayers across the nation, urge you to proceed with extreme caution when considering proposals to spend more money on the F-35 engine," according to the groups' July 12 letter to Congress. "The F-35 program as a whole has…

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