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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah will received millions of dollars from a military spending bill that was approved by Congress this week.
Hill Air Force Base will get a large portion of the money, including more than five (M)million dollars to purchase new equipment for an F-16 shop and just over four (M)million to improve productivity in overhauling landing gear.
Senator Orrin Hatch told The Salt Lake Tribune that Hill is one of the Air Force's top-flight depots, and this funding will go toward making it even more vital to the nation's military.
The spending bill will also give the Utah National Guard three-point-five (M)million dollars to upgrade and improve its intelligence gathering system. Additionally, Utah universities will received just over seven (M)million dollars for defense related research.
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