Word: superthrust
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...fact, there is evidence that the military has made some good-faith efforts to solve the procurement problem. Navy Secretary John Lehman announced last week that he was seeking a second supplier for the superthrust F404 engine, which powers the F-18 fighter-bomber. Weinberger also showed a willingness to crack down. He told Congress that he would not ask for more money in fiscal 1985 to buy the Army's problem-plagued Sergeant York antiaircraft gun pending further tests, and indicated that the weapon might be terminated altogether. The Army had planned to buy 618 of the guns...
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