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Air Force Cites Taxpayers’ Best Interests For Lapsing Alenia’s G222 Contract

Monday, January 7th, 2013

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The Air Force is allowing its G222 contract with Alenia Aermacchi North America to expire in March because the program’s ongoing deficiencies, past performance and the timing of the contract’s end made it the taxpayers’ best interests to do so, according to a service spokesman. The G222 program is an Air Force effort to provide 20 of Alenia’s refurbished C-27J military transport aircraft to Afghanistan’s nascent air force. The Air Force already spent $549 million when the decision was made…

Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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Space

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