"Tarver Engineering" wrote in message ...
http://cbs.marke****ch.com/news/stor...7D&siteid=mktw

"Anonymous sources cited in wire service reports said the Pentagon will
announce the program's cancellation after the close of trading Monday. The
program has a total value of around $38 billion. In the 2005 budget, the
program is allotted $1.2 billion."


It's axed all right. See:

http://www.janes.com/defence/air_for...0223_2_n.shtml

It'll be interesting to see what replaces it.