Gates Renews Veto Threat Over C-17, F136

Defense Secretary Robert Gates will not be cowed by a groundswell of political support for buying more Boeing C-17 airlifters and funding an alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter—the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136. “Let me be very clear: I will strongly recommend that the president veto...

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