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\n\n“One of the major disagreements between the House and Senate is over how many F-35s taxpayers will buy from Lockheed Martin next year, reports Defense News<\/em><\/a>, a trade publication for the military-industrial complex. The Senate wants to get 96 of them, while the House has authorized purchasing five fewer\u2014though it should be noted that the Pentagon only asked for 79 new planes.” 
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“The various branches of the military already have 375 F-35 fighter jets, according to a July article from Air Force Magazine<\/em><\/a>\u2014far more top-of-the-line fighter jets than any other country in the world. But the planes have been criticized by the Government Accountability Office<\/a> for being overpriced<\/a> and failing to meet reliability goals.
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Negotiations also loom over the number of new Virginia-class submarines\u2014which cost about $5.5 billion apiece<\/a>\u2014to be built. The Navy asked for one<\/a>, so naturally the House decided to budget for two. The Senate has included funding for just a single submarine, Defense News <\/em>reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not sitting well with Rep. Joe Courtney (D\u2013Conn.), whose district notably includes the submarine base in New London, Connecticut. In a statement<\/a> on Tuesday, Courtney condemned the Senate’s change to the submarine budget as “unworkable.””The Navy needs more submarines,” he said.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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America Is Drowning in Pandemic Debt, but Congress Still Wants To Buy the Pentagon New Toys<\/a><\/blockquote>