Pentagon budget scraps funding for 2nd F-35 engine
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Defying Congress for a fourth straight year, the Pentagon on Thursday submitted a budget proposal for fiscal 2010 that once again zeros out funding for an alternate engine for the F-35 fighter plane being developed by General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Rolls-Royce Group Plc (RR.L: Quote, Profile, Research).
In each of the past three years, the Defense Department has pressed Congress to scrap the second engine for the F-35 fighter to save funds, but lawmakers have repeatedly added in funding to keep the alternate engine program alive.
The F-35, or Joint Strike Fighter, is the newest family of advanced fighter planes being built by Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for U.S. forces and eight partner countries. (Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa)
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