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Thursday, February 17, 2011
U.S. House Votes to Kill F-35 Backup Engine From GE, Rolls With Funds Cut
Among those who voted to eliminate funding for the GE-Rolls Royce engine were 123 Democrats and 110 Republicans.
The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to kill funding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter backup engine made by General Electric Co. and Rolls Royce Group Plc.
By a vote of 233-198, the House voted to cut $450 million for the engine from legislation funding the Pentagon for the remainder of the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
It is the first time in more than four years of votes that the House has come out against the GE-Rolls Royce engine for the F-35, the stealth fighter made by Lockheed Martin Corp. In May, 2010, the House voted 231-193 to continue the program.
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