Lawmakers express support for F-35 procurement boost

By Courtney Albon / March 20, 2020 at 12:17 PM
A group of 130 lawmakers is calling on congressional leadership to fund 98 F-35s in the fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill -- 19 more than the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps included in their budget requests and two more than they asked for in their unfunded requirements lists. The letter , first reported by Politico , claims it is "vitally important" to provide funding for 60 Air Force F-35As, 12 F-35Bs and 26 F-35Cs. The Air Force originally...

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