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Likelihood of lifting spending limits on Navy, Air Force dims

By Tara Copp
Published February 28, 2015 2:00pm ET
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Likelihood of lifting spending limits on Navy, Air Force dims
"Unless there's some dramatic legislative change, the law will require we mark up bills this year to the level of [$499 billion,]" Frelinghuysen said. (AP) | J. Scott Applewhite

Chances are dimming that the Navy and Air Force will get almost $23 billion in ships, missiles and aircraft spending, as it looks less likely that Congress will lift spending caps.

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is defending about $10 billion in new spending to ramp up procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, continued development of the Long Range Strike Bomber and its new tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus.

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