The F-22 Line Will Continue To Be Open. No Purchase Of A New Taker Fleet For Five Years. Next Gen. Bomber Program Cancelled

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Two Big Air Scoops -- Defense Tech

Two great Pentagon business stories today, one from Defense Tech friend and congressional defense beat reporter Josh Rogin and another scoop from our boy Colin Clark at DoD Buzz.

As our readers know, Pentagon chief Gates put a major clampdown on any leaks from the Obama defense budget planning. My colleagues on the budget beat have been majorly frustrated with the lack of string for story-hungry editors (myself included).

As the "April" deadline for specifics on the '10 budget details approaches, cracks are starting to form.

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My Comment: The F-22 is not a surprise, but the decision to delay purchase of a new tanker by five years and cut out altogether the Next Gen Bomber program is a surprise.

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