DOD urges Congress to drop funding cut for LAIRCM

The Defense Department is urging Congress to reject a House-passed cut in the Bush Administration's request for the Air Force's Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system, saying the reduction would delay efforts to protect C-130 transport planes against the growing threat from shoulder...

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