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Air Force

Air Force Commitment to Long Range Strike Undeterred By Budget Cuts

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

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The Air Force is committed to developing its next long-range strike capability despite defense spending reductions, a top general said yesterday, adding the platform “remains essential.” “Certainly the Air Force remains committed to long-range strike,” Lt. Gen. Dick Newton told a gathering at a breakfast hosted by the Air Force Association. The Air Force will balance its needs in the years ahead as fewer funds will be available, but how the budget situation will be resolved is still “unknown,” Newton…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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