参考译文:国防部长威廉·科恩批评国会一个委员会关于削减空军最新战斗机经费的决定。V-o-a的吉姆·兰德尔在五角大楼报道ReportsReports，那里的官员希望恢复数十亿美元的计划，以购买世界上有史以来最强大和最昂贵的战斗机。在星期二的新闻发布会上，国防部长威廉·科恩抱怨说，对f-22“猛禽”战斗机的政治偷袭完全出乎五角大楼官员的意料。众议院拨款委员会上个星期晚些时候投票决定将用于前六架飞机的18亿美元用于其他项目。这实际上扼杀了五角大楼最大的武器计划。美国空军计划在未来几年购买339架f-22“猛禽”战斗机。曾在国会任职数十年的国务卿科恩说，这种做法是不文明的、前所未有的、不明智的。///科恩行动///我认为目的很明显，那就是避免任何公开讨论、公开辩论以及空军或承包商对有关系统(飞机)的问题作出任何回应的能力。对秘密的政治攻击的抱怨是具有讽刺意味的，因为所讨论的飞机本应使用改进的隐身技术来躲避雷达，并在不被发现的情况下深入敌方领土。f-22强大高效的发动机可以让飞机以超音速进行长距离飞行。 CURRENT FIGHTERS CAN BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER, BUT ONLY FOR SHORT PERIODS BEFORE THEY RUN OUT OF FUEL. PENTAGON OFFICIALS SAY THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET MONEY FOR THE RAPTOR RESTORED TO THE MILITARY BUDGET WHEN HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS MEET TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES IN THE SPENDING PLANS APPROVED BY THE TWO CHAMBERS. BUT ONE PENTAGON OFFICIAL WITH LENGTHY CONGRESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SAYS IT WILL BE A DIFFICULT POLITICAL FIGHT TO WIN. SHE SAYS SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE ANGRY BECAUSE THEY THINK PENTAGON OFFICIALS HAVE USED MONEY CONGRESS APPROVED FOR ONE PURPOSE AND SPENT IT ON OTHER PROJECTS. CRITICS OF THE RAPTOR SAY THE 200-MILLION DOLLAR COST PER PLANE IS TOO MUCH, PARTICULARLY WHEN CURRENT U-S FIGHTERS CAN SWEEP THE SKIES OF ANY LIKELY OPPONENTS. BUT SECRETARY COHEN WARNS THAT U-S F-15'S AND F-16'S ARE BASED ON 1960'S TECHNOLOGY AND ARE NOT LIKELY TO DOMINATE AIR BATTLES FOR MANY MORE YEARS. (SIGNED) NEB/JR/PT 20-Jul-99 6:08 PM EDT (2208 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America .