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BRIEF-Gates vows 'final stand' on alternate F-35 engine
Mon, 1st Feb 2010 19:14
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday said it was time to 'take a final stand' against congressional funding of an alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter.
Gates said he would strongly recommend a presidential veto if lawmakers again funded that program, and a Boeing Co C-17 transport plane, during the budget process. Last year, the department backed off the veto threat after concluding the program would not seriously disrupt the F-35 program.
This year, given additional concerns about the program, Gates said he believed that 'it's important to take a final stand' and ensure the multibillion dollar weapons program was really ended.
(Andrea Shalal-Esa in Washington; +1 202 898 8400, washington.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com)
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Gates said he would strongly recommend a presidential veto if lawmakers again funded that program, and a Boeing Co C-17 transport plane, during the budget process. Last year, the department backed off the veto threat after concluding the program would not seriously disrupt the F-35 program.
This year, given additional concerns about the program, Gates said he believed that 'it's important to take a final stand' and ensure the multibillion dollar weapons program was really ended.
(Andrea Shalal-Esa in Washington; +1 202 898 8400, washington.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com)
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Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved.
The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
