Pentagon pursues flying Humvee

The World

France and the Britain may be wrestling with the issue of what they can and can’t afford. And here in the US, government spending is at the heart of many political debates, ahead of the upcoming Congressional elections. But over at the Pentagon there’s still room in the budget for a $9 million program to develop a flying humvee. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Bill Hennigan is the aerospace writer for the Los Angeles Times.

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