Monday, February 23, 2009

Yet to see combat, stealth fighter in budget war

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNsmvNN-7CM17fTXtrLdYD_5fEhQD96G59K03
AP: You don't necessarily buy a Ferrari.At $140 million a pop, the F-22 is the most expensive fighter ever built. And even before seeing combat, it might fall prey to President Barack Obama's pen.In one of the new president's first major decisions on U.S. defense spending, future funding for the radar-evading stealth fighter will soon be on the block, affecting nearly 100,000 jobs spread across virtually every state in the U.S. and impacting military planning for decades to come.