:

Air Force

Air Force Analyzing Light-Attack Plane As Iraq Pushes For F-16s

DDN

Monday, August 31st, 2009

SHARE:

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force is planning to conduct an analysis of a light-attack aircraft envisioned for potential purchase by Iraq, though that nation has expressed a preference for F-16 fighter jets, an official said. Lt. Gen. Mark Shackelford, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, told reporters at a Pentagon roundtable last Thursday that "there are obviously a number of industry competitors out there that would like to present their best option" for…

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]