Amid Cuts USAF Cautiously Funds F-35, Bomber

The U.S. Air Force’s $154.3 billion fiscal 2013 budget request — roughly $12 billion less than the service requested in 2012 — includes termination of two aircraft efforts aimed at building partnerships with allies, as well as a new missile outlined for use in stealthy aircraft.

Funding for the next-generation missile was “removed ...