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WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Since 2001 the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have received $174 billion more than was then anticipated for the period 2001-2009. This "plus-up," which does not include the additional $95 billion the Navy and Marine Corps also received to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has not helped the Navy on its key force structure measure, the number of ships in the active duty combat fleet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush plans to to cite expensive new gear and the troop buildup in his request for $200 billion to fund the Iraq war in 2008.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Like many of its multi-role predecessor aircraft, the F-35 may well turn out to be a “jack of all trades but a master of none.”
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- One of the most expensive procurements in Pentagon history, the Joint Strike Fighter program, has recently been estimated to cost just over $299 billion for nearly 2,500 aircraft.