Gates Says No Substantive Reason To Budget More F-22s
With a congressional vote on F-22 funding imminent, Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated his objection to buying more of the aircraft in a Pentagon briefing July 20. “What I’ve not heard is a substantive reason for adding more aircraft in terms of our strategic needs,” he told reporters. When...
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