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House Panel Eyes Aircraft, Vehicle Adds To DoD Budget

Julie Samuel

Friday, April 27th, 2012

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A House panel will weigh a plan today to alter controversial weapons changes the Pentagon proposed by requiring the military to keep vehicle production lines running and salvaging an unmanned aircraft slated for termination. The House Armed Services Committee’ (HASC) Air and Land Forces subcommittee wants to authorize additional funding for the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2013 budget request for a series of vehicle and aircraft programs, according to a draft of the policy-setting legislation it will mark up today. After…

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