WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted today to halt production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes, veto-laden showdown over President Barack Obama's efforts to shift defense spending to a next generation of smaller, single-engine F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
The defense bill has funds to build 30 F-35s. The plane is currently being produced in small numbers for testing purposes. The single-engine plane will eventually replace the venerable F-16 and the Air force's aging fleet of A-10s. Its primary purposed is to attack targets on the ground.
Man, the F-35 better be something special. The two planes it's to replace are remarkable pieces of gear!
$1.75 billion out of a $680 billion defense bill isn't very much, but it's a start at getting rid of unnecessary pork-barrel expense. There's a lot more to go.
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