The Senate sided with the Pentagon on the controversial issue of the Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine today, as lawmakers approved an amendment to the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill that would eliminate funding for the engine and use the money to restore 10 helicopters that were cut from the Marine Corps H-1 program. The Senate approved an amendment proposed by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to the FY-10 defense authorization bill that would zero out funding for the General...
