Gates plans to keep F-22 line open for next administration

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Feb. 6 he intends to keep the F-22 Raptor line in Marietta, Ga. open through 2010 even though the Pentagon’s planned cap of 183 stealthy fighters “is probably the right number.” Gates told the Senate Armed Services that in addition to the 20 F-22s to be purchased...

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