Congressmen push F-111B to narrow bomber gap
House Armed Services members press Air Force to keep the FB-111 production line open beyond the last fighter version next year. Rep. Bob Wilson notes budget issues and weighs older B-52 retirement to fund FB-111s while Air Force delays B-1 development.
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Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Bob Wilson
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Air Taree
Firm awards subcontract for E-1 bomber components
North American Finnk well Corp. awarded a subcontract to Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co. for development and construction of E-1 bomber landing gear components. The deal covers shock struts that support each of the B-1 bomber's two main landing gears as the B-1 is set to replace the B-52 in SAC's heavy deterrent fleet.
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North American Finckwell Corp
Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co
Cleveland
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North American
Los Angeles
Lool Company
Strategic Air Command
Navy scraps plan for two nuclear powered frigates
The Defense Department ended back construction of two new nuclear powered guided missile frigates citing rising costs. The move cuts about 400 million in planned frigates as part of wider push to defer a fourth nuclear powered aircraft carrier.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Defense
David Packard
Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chafee
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Chafee
Zumwalt
Tao Pentagon
Congress
Nixon
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