The House Armed Services air and land forces subcommittee today recommended that $523 million be set aside in the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill for the advance procurement of 20 F-22A Raptors. "The subcommittee's position is to provide the money for advance procurement," a congressional aide said before the panel marked up the draft legislation. The move runs counter to the Senate Armed Services Committee's mark of the bill, which includes $497 million for either advance procurement or to...
