DEFENSE BILL HELPS HIGH DESERT.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. -- A defense appropriations bill contains $34.5 million for research and development projects in the High Desert as well as funding for aircraft production programs with Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley ties. Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, and Rep. Bill Thomas For other people with similar names, see . William Marshall Thomas (born December 6 1941), commonly known as Bill Thomas, American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979–2007, representing the 22nd District of , R-Bakersfield, praised the inclusion of funding for projects at Edwards Air Force Base, Air Force Plant 42, and China Lake Naval Warfare naval warfare Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships. Center in the 2007 defense appropriations bill. The $427.4 billion bill was approved Tuesday by the House of Representatives on a 407 to 19 vote. ``The funding for Edwards and China Lake that was approved by the House today demonstrates the central role that both bases continue to play in the defense of our country,'' McKeon said. ``At a time when the nation faces multiple threats around the globe, these bases afford our men and women in uniform the key facilities and assets they need to meet the challenge.'' Among the projects at Edwards funded by the bill are a $3 million flight data management system to improve the processing and storing of flight test data; $4 million for continued upgrades to computer modeling tools for advanced power and propulsion technologies; $3.5 million for computer modeling tools for satellite propulsion and engine integration; $3 million for advance liquid rocket booster A Liquid Rocket Booster (LRB) is similar to a solid rocket booster (SRB) attached to the side of a rocket to give it extra lift at takeoff. A Liquid Rocket Booster has fuel and oxidiser in liquid form, as opposed to a solid rocket or hybrid rocket. research; and $1 million for solid rocket motor research. At China Lake, the bill provides $3 million for an electronic warfare Noun 1. electronic warfare - military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum EW military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" simulator and $1 million for a laser radar laser radar n. See lidar. program. ``These resources for critical research and development projects ensure that our military installations remain at the forefront of developing new advanced technologies to protect our nation,'' Thomas said. Air Force Plant 42 and neighboring Lockheed Martin Plant 10 will also see continuing funding for a number of ongoing aircraft programs, including $4.2 billion for the development and production of the F-35 joint strike fighter, $2.9 billion for production of the F-22A fighter, and $16 million for a project to equip the B-2 stealth bomber to handle small-diameter bombs. Northrop Grumman assembles portions of the F-35 and conducts the B-2 modification work while Lockheed Martin manufactures parts for the F-35 and the F-22A. The Senate is working on its own version of defense funding legislation. Once the Senate approves a bill, negotiators from the two houses will meet to reconcile the two bills. james.skeen@dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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