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Rumsfeld does not sacrifice the JSF to save the Raptor

Washington, USA - The USAF's proposal aimed to lower the orders of the F-35 to save the request for 277 F/A-22s was rejected by US Defence Secretary

US Air Force would be making any effort to save the original order for 277 F/A-22 Raptor fighter interceptors and it would have suggested the Pentagon to cut some of the orders scheduled for the F-35 for some 500 airframes (from 1700 down to 1200). But American Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld would have firmly rejected such USAF's proposal, so showing according to analysts that he considers the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 111302
Rome, Italy, 01/04/2005 17:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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