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January 2012
Largest Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now Resides at Eglin Air Force Base
F35.com
January 19, 2012
Lockheed Martin F-35A Performs First Night Flight
F35.com
January 19, 2012
Lockheed touts F-35 milestones
John T. Bennett
The Hill
January 12, 2012
First F-35Bs arrive at Eglin AFB for training
Bob Cox
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
January 11, 2012
Marine Corps welcomes first F-35B aircraft to its fleet
Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System
January 12, 2012
DECEMBER 2011
Pratt Wins Japanese Military Contract
Mara Lee
Hartford Courant
December 21, 2011
Japan to buy US F-35 fighters for air force
Tomoko A. Hosaka
Associated Press
December 19, 2011
GE Aviation ends F-35 fighter engine development
Dan Sewell
Associated Press
December 2, 2011
GE, Rolls Royce drop effort to build F35 engines
Reuters
December 2, 2011
NOVEMBER 2011
U.S. Navy F-35C gets electromagnetic launch
Daniel Terdiman
CNET.com
November 28, 2011
Caucus forms to save the F-35 from budget cuts
T.W. Farnam
Washington Post
November 23, 2011
Roll out of first UK F-35
Bob Cox
Fort Worth Star Telegram
November 22, 2011
Lockheed Hits 2011 F-35 Test Targets Early
Graham Warwick
Aviation Week
November 21, 2001
Marine Commandant: Free the F-35B
Richard Whittle
AOL Defense
November 18, 2011
JSF Has Successful Test Flights At Sea
Mara Lee
Hartford Courant
November 9, 2011
Pratt Receives $75 Million From Pentagon for JSF Development
Mara Lee
Hartford Courant
November 8, 2011
General Electric Presses for Backing of F-35 Engine With Carter
Roxana Tiron and Tony Capaccio
Bloomberg
November 4, 2011
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Large Contract
WSFB-TV
November 4, 2011
OCTOBER 2011
Navy Sees Few Anomalies in F-35B Ship Trials
Amy Walter
Aviation Week
October 31, 2011
F-35 Program Featured on Federal News Radio Special
Federal News Radio
October 27, 2011
Pentagon Says Marine F-35 Model Successful in First Sea Trials
Tony Capaccio and Gopal Ratnam
Bloomberg
October 24, 2011
Failure To Execute The F-35 Program As Planned Will Doom America's Global Military Posture
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
October 21, 2011
Marine Corps demonstrates F-35B at sea
Dave Majumdar
Marine Corps Times
October 18, 2011
F-35B Sea Trials Showcase Promising Results
Carlos Munoz
AOL Defense
October 18, 2011
F-35 Fighter Draws Fire, But Has Defenders
Associated Press
October 13, 2011
Deloitte Study Focuses On Impact of F-22 Cancellation And F-35 Production Under DoD Grant To Town of East Hartford
MFR Tech
October 11, 2011
Lawmakers Concerned About State’s Defense Jobs
Jennifer McDermott
The Day
October 11, 2011
F-35B Starts Critical Tests In Comeback Attempt
Stephen Trimble
Flight International
October 5, 2011
F-35B Completes First Landing On Ship At Sea
Ken Hawkins
The Digitel Beaufort
October 4, 2011
F-35B Makes First Vertical Carrier Landing At Sea
Colin Clark
AOL Defense
October 3, 2011
SEPTEMBER 2011
Defense Leaders Make the Case Against Budget Cuts
Rachel Martin
National Public Radio
September 24, 2011
U.S. Aerospace/defense Stresses Jobs
John Crawley
Reuters
September 8, 2011
Save The Lightning: Why We Need Tthe F-35
Thomas Donnelly
American Enterprise Institute
September 6, 2011
F-35 Called Part of U.S. Security Infrastructure
David Alexander
Reuters
September 6, 2011
Two-fer: Two More F-35s Depart Fort Worth
Bob Cox
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
September 1, 2011
AUGUST 2011
Chambliss, Gingrey: Lockheed Martin Fighter Jet Critical, Despite Deficit Worries
Leon Stafford
Atlanta Journal Constitution
September 1, 2011
With More Aircraft Joining the Fleet, F-35 Nears Annual Flight Testing Goal
Defense Update
August 31, 2011
Secretary Panetta Endorses F-35 Fighter
Loren Thompson
August 26, 2011
The Future of the American Fighter Jet
Gen. John Michael Loh
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
August 16, 2011
Marine Test Pilots Prefer F-35 over F-18
Colin Clark
AOL Defense
August 16, 2011
Illinois Lawmakers Check Out F-35 at Hamilton Sundstrand
Alex Gary
Rockford Register Star
August 9, 2011
The Economist’s Disappointing Analysis Of The F-35 Program
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
August 5, 2011
Guest Column: Extra fighter Engine Not Needed, Wasteful
Stephanie Duvall
Rockford Register Star
August 4, 2011
Competition for Military Contracts Doesn't Lower Costs
Joshua Foust
The Atlantic
August 3, 2011
JULY 2011
Bloomberg Enters F-35 Fighter-Engine Fray, On The Wrong Side
Loren Thompson
Forbes
July 25, 2011
Fund the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter For America's War Fighters and Workers
Thomas Buffenbarger
Huffington Post
July 15, 2011
First F-35 Arrives at Eglin Air Force Base
Angel McCurdy
Northwest Florida Daily News
July 14, 2011
Jet Engine Figures Unrealistic
Stephanie Duvall
Lewiston Sun-Journal
July 11, 2011
Engine Competitor’s Numbers Don’t Add Up
Stephanie Duvall
Palm Beach Post
July 5, 2011
JUNE 2011
Carter Blasts F136 Provisions In House Bill
Jen DiMascio
Aviation Week
June 24, 2011
Pentagon Still Trying to Kill Second Fighter Engine
Paul Bedard
US News and World Report
June 23, 2011
Top Defense Chief Fires Back At ‘Self-fund’ Effort on Alternate F-35 Engine
John T. Bennett
The Hill
June 22, 2011
Revive Jet Engine? Not So Fast, Says Pentagon Weapons Buyer
Nathan Hodge
Wall Street Journal
June 23, 2011
They Self-Fund Engines, Don’t They?
Mandy Smithberger
Project on Government Oversight
June 21, 2011
Pratt Sees Bright Future For Engine Iinnovation
Philip Ewing
DoD Buzz
June 21, 2011
Pratt Revs Up Jet-Engine War
Peter Sanders and Daniel Michaels
Wall Street Journal
June 21, 2011
Powerful Performance
Joseph Noronha, Goa
SP Aviation
June 16, 2011
Congress Can't Muster Courage To Do The Right Thing
Editorial
Lewiston Sun-Journal
June 12, 2011
Panetta Says He Supports Terminating GE F-35 Alternative Engine
Tony Capaccio
Bloomberg News
June 9, 2011
Pratt & Whitney Engine on Track
Stephanie Duvall
Boston Globe
June 11, 2011
Drop the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine
Kansas City Star
June 3, 2011
House OK of GE Backup Engine Epitomizes Irresponsible Spending
Derrick Jackson
Boston Globe
June 1, 2011
CCAGW Supports President's Veto Threat Over Alt. Engine Language
Citizens Against Government Waste
June 1, 2011
MAY 2011
Letter: A Colossal Earmark
General John Michael Loh
Tampa Tribune
May 29, 2011
The F-35: A Case of Unwanted Competition
The Atlantic
May 27, 2011
White House Again Threatens Veto Over F136
Stephen Trimble
FightingGlobal.com
May 26, 2011
Pentagon, Obama Bomb House Bid To Revive Jet Engine
Paul Bedard
US News
May 24, 2011
Rooney’s Mission Isn’t Over
Palm Beach Post
Editorial
May 24, 2011
White House threatens Veto Over 2nd Engine for F-35
Susan Cornwell and Jim Wolf
Reuters
May 23, 2011
White House Threatens Veto of Defense Bill Over GE Engine
Roxana Tiron - May 24, 2011
Bloomberg
May 24, 2011
White House Threatens Veto of Defense Bill Over GE Engine
Roxana Tiron - May 24, 2011
Bloomberg
May 24, 2011
More Spending, Fewer F-35s
Editorial: The New York Times
May 24, 2011
The Joint Strike Fighter Needs One Engine Provider
David P. Hess
Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2011
Dead, But Not Buried, in D.C.
Editorial: Sheboygan Press
May 19, 2011
Rep. Rooney Opposes Backdoor Effort to Restart Extra Engine F-35 Program
The State Column
May 7, 2011
New Tool Speeds F-35 Engine Work
Defense News
Dave Majumdar
May 6, 2011
Killed by Tea Party GOP, Second F-35 Engine Revived
Paul Bedard
US News
May 4, 2011
JSF Alternate Engine, Killed, Is Alive Again In House
Ryan Grim
Huffington Post
May 3, 2011
House Subcommittee Does Not Let Weapons Programs Die
Kate Brannen
Defense News
May 3, 2011
House Armed Services Committee Could Fund Alternate Engine
Colin Clark
AOL Defense
May 3, 2011
U.S. House Members Plan to Save GE-Rolls F-35 Fighter Engine
Roxana Tiron
Bloomberg
May 3, 2011
Time To Put Out The Lights
Boston Globe
Editorial
May 1, 2011
April 2011
F-35 Engine Backers Plot Their Last Stand
John T. Bennett
The Hill
April 26, 2011
The F-35, and The Engine of Waste
George Leopold
EE Times
April 26, 2011
EDITORIAL: Cut the military’s budget
Eugene Register-Guard
April 22, 2011
EDITORIAL: Adjust Pentagon’s Spending Priorities
Wheeling Intelligencer
April 27, 2011
Truth: An Unfortunate Casualty of the GE Ad War?
EagleBlogger
April 27, 2011
GE Likely To Fight F136 Jet Engine Cancellation
United Press International
April 26, 2011
A Stake in the Heart for a Fighter Engine?
Nathan Hodge
Wall Street Journal
April 25, 2011
Terminated F-136 Program Will Save Taxpayers $900 Million
Maggie O’Neill
GIBill.com
April 25, 2011
DOD Announces Termination of JSF F136 Extra Engine
Department of Defense
April 25, 2011
Joint Strike Fighter Continues to Make Progress
Daniel Goure
Lexington Institute
April 20, 2011
GE's JSF Alternate Engine Ad Mischaracterizes GAO Report
Nick Schwellenbach
Project on Government Oversight
April 11, 2011
Coalition Urges Congress to Keep CR Earmark-Free
Mattie Corrao
ATR.org
April 4, 2011
MARCH 2011
After Paying Zero Income Taxes, GE Plans To Ask Its Union Workers To Make Wage And Benefits Concessions
Mike Elk
ThinkProgress.org
March 28, 2011
Nation’s Oldest Taxpayer Group Applauds Defense Secretary’s Order to Halt Development of Wasteful Second F-35 Engine
Douglas Kellogg
National Taxpayers Union
March 25, 2011
Obama Wins F-35 Engine Battle With Congress
Stephen Dinan
Washington Times
March 25, 2010
Pentagon Orders a Stop to Engine's Construction
Christopher Drew
New York Times
March 25, 2011
Defense Dept. Orders Work Stoppage on Alternate F-35 Engine Program
John T Bennett
The Hill
March 24, 2010
Pentagon Orders Work Stopped on Jet Engine
The Washington Times
March 24, 2011
CAGW Declares Victory on Alternate Engine
Citizens Against Government Waste
MFRTech.com
March 24, 2011
Senator Collins Supports Secretary Gates’ Decision to Halt Work on Extra Jet Engine
Office of Senator Susan Collins
March 24, 2011
Lieberman, Larson Lauds Stop-work Order for Alternative Engine
Office of Rep. John Larson
March 24, 2011
Senators Snowe and Lieberman Encouraged by Stop-Work Order on Duplicative Defense Spending
Office of Senator Olympia Snowe
March 24, 2011
Five Pratt & Whitney Engineers Honored as Distinguished Engineers of the Year By Hartford ASME
Stephanie Duvall
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
March 21, 2011
Alternate Engine: Facing Defeat, GE Resorts To Falsehoods
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
March 21, 2011
Senate Should Heed Revolt Against Waste
Brett Healy
Wisconsin State-Journal
March 20, 2011
Senators Urge Firm Line On Axing F-35 Engine
John T Bennett
The Hill
March 11, 2011
Letter: Assertions About Second Engine Iinaccurate
Stephanie Duval
Norwich Bulletin
March 12, 2011
General Electric Wages Never-Say-Die Campaign for Jet Engine Contract
Matthew Mosk
ABC News
March 9, 2011
F-35 Engine Cut From Senate Budget Plan
Andy Sullivan
Reuters
March 4, 2011
Senate Dems Target Boehner’s F-35 Engine Earmark
Erik Wasson and John T. Bennett
The Hill
March 4, 2011
End Funding For Duplicate Engine
Editorial
San Antonio Express-News
March 1, 2011
FEBRUARY 2011
Pratt JSF Engine Reaches Milestone
Mara Lee
Hartford Courant
February 28, 2011
End Funding For Duplicate Engine
Editorial
San Antonio Express-News
March 1, 2011
Get Real On Defense Spending
The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 27, 2011
Extra Engine For Fighter Jet Won’t Save Money
Stephanie Duvall
The Las Vegas Sun
February 26, 2011
Editorial: Engine of Skepticism
The Providence Journal
February 26, 2011
Budget Cut With A Bonus: Canceling Second Fighter Engine Would Bring Jobs to Palm Beach County.
Editorial
The Palm Beach Post
February 25, 2011
Angela Carella: How (Not) To Cut Sspending
The Stamford Advocate
February 25, 2011
Budget Votes Reveal Schilling, Braley Priorities
Ed Tibbets
Quad City Times
February 27, 2011
Pigs Can Fly — With A Second Engine And Pork Money
Richard Miniter
Colorado Springs Gazzette
February 24, 2011
Funds Killed for GE Engine
Editorial
Hartford Courant
February 21, 2011
Cutting The Waste: Tea Partyers and Democrats Prove Washington Can Make Hard Decisions
Editorial
The Buffalo News
February 22, 2011
Why Adam Smith Isn’t Welcome In The Defense Industry
Loren Thompson
Forbes
February 21, 2011
Please Cut Back Spending, But Don't Start With Us: Every Wasteful Program Has Its Own Constituency.
Editorial
Fort Wayne News Sentinel
February 21, 2011
Federal Vote On Engine Contract Shows Who Is Serious About Budget Trimming
Editorial
The Seattle Times
February 21, 2011
The Cuts the Pentagon Missed
Editorial
The New York Times
February 19, 2011
Another Knell For F-35 Engine
Editorial
The Virginian Pilot
February 18, 2011
OUR VIEW: Wise Choice Made To Cut Jet Engine
Editorial
The Norwich Bulletin
February 17, 2011
Downing F-35 Engine
Editorial
The New London Day
February 18, 2011
In Win For Obama, House Kills Jet Fighter Engine
David Welna
National Public Radio
February 17, 2011
Rooney's Work To Help Defeat Costly Project Called ‘Victory' For His Career
Treasure Coast Palm
February 17, 2011
Levin Says He Doubts U.S. Senate Will Fund General Electric's F-35 Engine
Roxana Tiron
Bloomberg News
February 17, 2011
Gates Urges Senate to Kill Funding For F-35 Engine
Andrea Shalal-Esa
Reuters
February 17, 2011
All Voices Heard as House Brainstorms for Budget Trims
Philip Rucker and Felicia Sonmez
The Washington Post
February 17, 2011
House Votes to End Alternate Jet Engine Program
Christopher Drew
New York Times
February 16, 2011
House Shoots Down Boehner-Backed Project
Janet Hook and Nathan Hodge
The Wall Street Journal
February 17, 2011
House Strips Funds for Second Jet Engine
John T. Bennett
The Hill
February 16, 2011
Pentagon Says 2nd F-35 Engine Won't Pay in Long Run
Andrea Shalal-Esa
Reuters
February 16, 2011
Boehner The Budget Hawk Shifts His Course
Dana Milbank
The Washington Post
February 16, 2011
The Jet Engine That Refuses To Die
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland and Rep. Tom Rooney
Politico
February 16, 2011
$3 Billion Battle Over Fighter Jet Engine Heats Up
Associated Press
February 16, 2011
A Test For Eric Cantor On Defense Spending
Norman Leahy
Washington Examiner
February 16, 2011
Bipartisan House Coalition Hopes to Cut Money for Second F-35 Engine
John Brandt
Fox News
February 16, 2011
An Engine Fueled By Pork
Derrick Z. Jackson
The Boston Globe
February 15, 2011
Unneeded Fighter Engine: Do Republicans Care About Deficit Reduction Or Don't They?
Loren Thompson
The Lexington Institute
February 15, 2011
Gates says he'll use 'all available legal options' to kill alternate engine
Deirdre Shesgreen
Connecticut Mirror
February 14, 2011
Gates Reaches Out to GOP Freshmen to Shut Down Fighter Engine
Nathan Hodge
The Wall Street Journal
February 15, 2011
New Republicans Face Budget Test on GE-Rolls Royce JSF Engine
Roxana Tiron
Bloomberg News
February 15, 2011
Obama Again Seeks End to GE Jet for F-35
Charles Lewis
The Connecticut Post
February 15, 2011
Defense Spending: Congress Should Cut Unwanted Program
Editorial
The Watertown Times
February 15, 2011
Gates Seeks Help To End JSF Alternate Engine
Michael Bruno
Aviation Week
February 15, 2011
Gates: Defense Needs $540 Billion for Fiscal ‘11
Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
February 14, 2011
Reps. Griffin and Dold: Cut F-35 Alternate Engine Program
Freshmen back Obama’s call to eliminate alternate engine for Joint Strike Fighter, Seek support from colleagues
News Release
February 14, 2011
Alternate Engine Tests Republicans’ Anti-earmark Resolve
Tom Schatz
The Daily Caller
February 14, 2011
No, He Wouldn’t—Would He?
House Speaker’s State May Get $450 Million Extra
Center for American Progress
February 14, 2011
F-35 Engine Shows Challenge of Belt-tightening
Fredreka Schouten
USA Today
February 14, 2011
Members, Staffers Lead Lobbying on Engines
Kate Ackley
Roll Call
February 14, 2011
House-Senate Gulf On Spending For The Rest of 2011 Grows
Humberto Sanchez
National Journal
February 14, 2011
Obama Official Says New Budget Won't Be Pain-free
Associated Press
February 13, 2011
P&W: Cost of F-35 Engines Drops 16%
Dave Majumdar
Defense News
February 11, 2011
All Eyes on Freshmen for Fighter Engine Vote
Megan Scully
National Journal
February 9, 2011
If Congress Can't Kill A Superfluous Jet Fighter Project, We're In Trouble
John E. Moore
TC Palm
February 7, 2011
Last F-35B STOVL Test Jet Takes Flight
Lockheed Martin
February 3, 2011
January 2011
Obama Continues to Oppose GE F-35 Engine With Immelt as Adviser
Julianna Goldman and Gopal Ratnam
Bloomberg News
January 21, 2011
The Boondoggle That Wouldn't Die?
The New Cost-Cutting Congress May Spend Billions More On A Jet Engine The Pentagon Doesn't Want
Matthew Mosk and Lee Ferran
ABC News
January 21, 2011
NBC’s Michael Isikoff Discusses the Extra Engine for the Joint Strike Fighter
The Rachel Maddow Show
MSNBC
January 17, 2011
Cut Second F-35 Engine
General John Michael Loh
Navy Times
January 15, 2011
Obama Should Renew Veto Threat On Engine: Mounting Debt From Wasteful Spending Weakens The Nation.
Editorial
San Antonio News Express
January 15, 2011
Flying the GE Skies: Pork, Politics and The Engine the Pentagon Doesn't Want
Editorial
The Wall Street Journal
January 7, 2011
EDITORIAL: Second Engine For F-35 Is A Waste
Editorial
The New Haven Register
January 6, 2011
F135 Engine Reaches Testing Milestone
Mara Lee
The Hartford Courant
January 3, 2011
The Appropriations Pork Machine
Ryan Alexander, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense.
The New York Times
January 2, 2011
White House: 2nd Engine Is Fat That Can Be Cut
This Week With Christiane Amanpour
ABC News
January 2, 2011
DECEMBER 2010
F-35: American Engine-uity At Its Best!
Jamie McIntyre
Line of Departure
December 22, 2010
Lieberman Statement On Alternate Engine
News Release: Senator Joseph Lieberman
December 21, 2010
Editorial: Pork Barons' Last Gasp
The Orange County Register
December 16, 2010
Earmarkers Feast On Pork One Last Time Before Diet
The Associated Press
December 15, 2010
Will Congress Kill The F-35?
Michael Wade
The Washington Examiner
December 8, 2010
Stop Engine Pet Project That Military Does Not Want
Julie Borowski
Freedom Works
December 8, 2010
Larson Pushes for DOD "Flexibility" When It Comes To The Alternate Engine
Deirdre Shesgreen
The Connecticut Mirror
December 7, 2010
Alternative-Engine Program Appears Headed for a Senate Floor Fight (Subscription Required)
John M. Donnelly
CQ
December 7, 2010
Congress Basking In Its Hypocrisy
Editorial
Waynesburg Observer-Reporter
December 3, 2010
Pratt & Whitney Sets 'Dramatic' Cost Reduction Plan for F-35 Engine
Stephen Trimble
Flight International
December 2, 2010
NOVEMBER 2010
Venlet Denies F136 Support
Colin Clark
DoD Buzz
November 29, 2010
Viewpoint: Extra Engine For F-35 Makes No Sense
Gordon R. England
Aviation Week
November 26, 2010
Letter: Extra Engine Not Needed
General John Michael Loh
The Rockford Register Star
November 25, 2010
GE Wants Money for Nothing
Joan Vennocchi
The Boston Globe
November 21, 2010
Cut A Hole in The Defense Doughnut
James Hackett
The Washington Times
November 18, 2010
House Armed Services Pushes For Extra Engine Earmark in Continuing Resolution
Nick Schwellenbach
Project On Government Oversight/ Pogo Blog
November 17, 2010
F-35’s Extra Engine Should Be First To Go
General John Michael Loh
The Hill
November 17, 2010
F136 Phony Competition, LCS Good
John Reed
DoD Buzz
November 16, 2010
GOP Civil War on Defense
By Gordon Lubold
Politico
November 15, 2010
Larson Fights for Military Contract
Mark Davis
WTNH.com
November 12, 2010
GOP House Takeover is Bad News for UTC in Engine Fight
Deirdre Shesgreen
The Connecticut Mirror
November 12, 2010
Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart Discuss the “Wasteful F-35 Second Engine”
The Rachel Maddow Show
November 11, 2010
Joint Strike Fighter Needs Only One Engine
General Don Shepperd (USAF Ret.)
The Washington Times
November 10, 2010
New Push to Ban Earmarks in Senate
Janet Hook
The Wall Street Journal
November 9, 2010
Extra Engine For New Fighter Is Early Test Of Whether Republicans Are Serious About Deficit Reduction
Loren B. Thompson
The Lexington Institute
November 3, 2010
OCTOBER 2010
JSF Engine Contenders Pass Test Milestones
Graham Warwick
Aviation Week
October 29, 2010
Pork for Me, Scraps for You, Tragedy for All
Caroline Baum
Bloomberg
October 26, 2010
Pratt says F-135 Excels in STOVL Qualification Test
Air Force Magazine
October 20, 2010
Pratt Completes F135 Overtemp And Durability Tests
Graham Warwick
Aviation Week
October 19, 2010
P&W Details Success with F135 Engine STOVL Tests
Stephen Tremble
Flight Global
October 19, 2010
Langevin Wastes Billions on Engine Pentagon Rejected (Opinion, Mark Zaccaria) (PW)
Mark Zaccaria
Providence Journal (RI)
October 15, 2010
A Friendly Warning to House Republican Leadership
Dan Perrin
Red State
October 8, 2010
Mark Kirk Debates Alexi Giannoulias
Meet the Press
Oct. 10, 2010
Conservatives Should Support Defense Spending Cuts
Mattie Corrao
The Daily Caller
October 7, 2010
Battle Over GE Engine Subsidy Reaches Climax
Loren Thompson
Forbes Blog
October 5, 2010
SEPTEMBER 2010
Gates is Right About Defense Efficiency
Gordon England
The Hill
September 29, 2010
Letter: ‘Cancel The Extra Engine’
Greg Loken
The Rockford Register Star
September 23, 2010
Obama Determined to End 2nd F-35 Engine
Andrea Shalal-Esa
Reuters
September 21, 2010
McCain Sees Defeat of GE-Rolls Engine This Year
Andrea Shalal-Esa
Reuters
September 20, 2010
Obama Serious About Ending 2nd F-35 Engine-Gibbs
Reuters
September 20, 2010
Congress Drops Funding For Controversial Jet Engine
Hanna Siegel
ABC News
September 14, 2010
Gates Details $100 Billion in Defense Cuts
Dana Hedgepeth
The Washington Post
September 15, 2010
Key Senators Eye Cut to JSF Order In 2011
Michael Bruno
Aviation Week
September 15, 2010
Senate Appropriators Reduce Funding for Lockheed's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Roxana Tiron
The Hill
September 14, 2010
Gates Is Right: An Extra Engine For F-35 Wastes Money
Loren Thompson
The Lexington Institute
September 1, 2010
AUGUST 2010
Gates Hits Mark on Fiscal Restraint Editorial Board
San Antonio Express-News
August 18, 2010
P&W Parries GE's F-35 Thrust Claims
John Reed
Defense News
August 27, 2010
Pratt Raises Stakes In JSF Engine Battle
Guy Norris
Aviation Week
August 27, 2010
JSF STOVL Engine Testing -- Seen Up Close
Guy Norris
Aviation Week
August 27, 2010
Defense Cuts Don't Mean a Weak Military
Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel
USA Today
August 27, 2010
Defense Procurement Politics: F-35 Backup Boondoggle
Sarwar Kashmeri
The New Atlanticist
August 9, 2010
No,
Again, to F-35 Alt-Engine: Schwartz
John Reed
Defense News
August 4, 2010
Competition for Extra Engine Has Run Its Course
General William Begert
Palm Beach Post
August 3, 2010
july 2010
Self-Styled Budget Hawk Mike Pence Defends Spending $560 Million On Unnecessary Weapons Program
Alex Seitz Wald
Think Progress
July 31, 2010
QDR Panel Dodges F136 Support
Colin Clark
DoD Buzz
July 30, 2010
Another $450 Million For Fighter Engine The Military Doesn't Want
Congress Okays More Cash For Jet Engine That May Have Already Cost $3 Billion
Matthew Mosk and Brian Ross
ABC News
July 28, 2010
FLASHBACK: Boehner Said That Wasteful Pentagon Spending ‘All Ought To Be Eliminated’
Pat Garofalo
Center for American Progress
July 27, 2010
GE
Finds Itself on Wrong Side of Obama's Defense Agenda
Dan Eggen
The Washington Post
July 27, 2010
Political
Combat Over A Fighter Jet's Engine
Peter Overby
National Public Radio
July 27, 2010
Panel
Seen Approving F-35 Engine, Risking Veto
Christopher Drew
The New York Times
July 27, 2010
Does Competition Have a Future in Defense?
Loren Thompson
Forbes
July 26,2010
Pentagon Faces Intensifying Pressures to Trim Budget
Thom Shanker and Christopher Drew
The New York Times
July 23, 2010
Joint Strike Fighter's GE Jet Engine: We Can't Afford It
Editorial
The Los Angeles Times
July 22, 2010
Boeing Ally Not Expected to Seek Funds for More C-17s
Megan Scully
Congress Daily
July 21, 2010
Alternate Engine Would Be Waste of Money
Lawrence Korb and Loren Thompson
The Richmond Times Dispatch
July 20, 2010
The Great Engine War Is Over
General John Michael Loh
DoDBuzz.com
July 15, 2010
General Electric Wants Its Engine, Too!
Marc Ambinder
The Atlantic
July 13, 2010
Pratt and GE Escalate Alternate Engine Battle in Congress
Deirdre Shesgreen
The Connecticut Mirror
July 14, 2010
The New Bridge To Nowhere?
Politico: Playbook
Mike Allen
July 13, 2010
JUNE 2010
Execs Visit Pratt & Whitney Plant to Drum Up Support for Campaign
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
June 30, 2010
Stop Wasting Our Money
Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger
June 30, 2010
What Others Say: Argument for Second Fighter Engine Won't Fly
Editorial
The Salem News
June 23, 2010
Cut Off Funding For Plane Engine
Editorial
The Wheeling Intelligencer/News Register
June 23, 2010
Frank’s Mixed Views on F-35 Show Difficulty of Cutting Pork
Editorial
The Boston Globe
June 22, 2010
GE Challenges Gates On F136 Performance
Graham Warwick
Aviation Week
June 21, 2010
Gates: Spending Issue Could Cause Veto of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Bill
CNN
June 20, 2010
Editorial: Brown's 'Tough Choices' On Spending
Dedham Transcript
June 20, 2010
General Electric Chastises Gates Over Senate F-35 Testimony
Megan Scully
Congress Daily/Government Executive
June 18, 2010
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the FY2011 Defense Budget
June 16, 2010
Full Transcript of Secretary Gates’s Testimony
Video of Hearing
Jim Wolf
Reuters
June 16, 2010
CQ Politics
June 16, 2010
Editorial
The Chicago Tribune
June 10, 2010
Ryan Alexander, President
Taxpayers for Common Sense
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May 25, 2010
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