The Washington Post reports on a $100 million budget request for development of the FACLON hypersonic cruise vehicle (HCV) as part of the $459 billion defense appropriations bill.
With a price tag of $130 million per F-22A Raptor — $330 million including research and development costs — critics wonder why millions more will have to be spent to fix corrosion problems and design flaws on some of the 104 stealth fighters delivered so far by manufacturer Lockheed Mart...