Message posted by Jose on October 18, 2000 at 19:29:17 EST:
By The Numbers Here are some elements of the defense budget: $225 million for development of JSF. Work to be done at Edwards AFB by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. $82 million to upgrade B-2 bombers. Work to be done by Northrop Grumman in Palmdale. $14 million to upgrade Marine H-1 helicopters. Work to be done at Litton in Northridge. $8 million to produce TB-23 Array acoustic senor for Navy submariners. Work to be done at L3 Communications in Sylmar. $3million for Miniature Air Launch Decoy. Work to be done by Northrop Grumman in Palmdale. $12 million for Global Hawk, Air Force unmanned surveillance aircraft. Work to be done at Northrop Grumman in Palmdale. $4 miilion to support Angel Gate Academy, a program for at-risk Los Angeles middle schoolers at the California National Guard's Camp San Luis Obispo. $25.4 million to rebuild and update rocket test stands at Edwards AFB. $28 million for military housing and medical facilities at Edwards AFB. $3 million from DoD to clean up percglorate pollution at the Porta Bella property in Santa Clarita,CA. $208 million for two new C-130 Air National Guard tanker transports to be based in Venture County and used to fight wildfires. $23 million to upgrade Navy EA-^B Prowler jets, work to be done at Point Mugu by Northrop Grumman. $12 million to purchased Shortstop Electronic Protection System, which explodes incoming enemy missiles and artillery shells, from Condor Systems inc. of Simi Valley,CA. $10.2 million for new combat engineering facility at Point Mugu Navy Base. $12.6 million to renovate Navy Range Operations Center at Point Mugu. Pentagon is required to conduct a study on best site for assembling JSF, including Air Force Base 42 in Palmdale in Palmdale. The value of the contract is estimated at $760 billion. $820.7 million for security barriers and patrol at AF Plant 42, North Base and unknown top-secret bases at Edwards AFB in Palmdale and Lancaster,CA. Daily News didn't say Area 51,TTR and other ... nothing. Sorry,i have no link for Daily News. Jose
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