Gates Warns of ‘Serious Disruptions’ in Budget Delays
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Congress today that delays in passing this year’s military budget will cause “serious disruptions.”
Gates also repeated his opposition to continued funding of a spare engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 jet fighter, which he said would waste almost $3 billion. The U.S. House voted later in the day 233-198 to back Gates and kill the spare engine program.