Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plan to revamp the way the military buys weapons systems included a decision to stop orders on what some experts consider to be the most advanced fighter the Air Force has ever flown — the F-22.
The plan has ramifications for thousands of Connecticut workers who make the engines and engine controls at Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand. The companies’ parent, United Technologies Corp., had warned that losing the F-22 contract could result in 2,000-3,000 jobs being eliminated.
The state’s Congressional delegation has pledged to fight the proposal from Gates.
