A report from
CNN says that the Pentagon is cutting the F/A-22 Raptor program from 277 planes to 160. The cuts are due to the costs of the war in Iraq as well as the budget crisis.
The Times said the Pentagon had told the White House and Congress about the planned cuts, although senior Pentagon and Air Force officials were still discussing details.
The newspaper quoted leading industry analyst Loren Thompson as saying the program could be ended after producing about 160 aircraft. He said the proposed cuts reflected "the convergence of severe budgetary pressures imposed by the Iraq war with some long-standing preferences among senior policymakers for less emphasis on conventional weapons programs."
Which leads me to wonder what our soldiers will be fighting the next war with...
SPITBALLS???
Sorceress Sarah