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Air Force Eyes August, September For New Cruise-Missile Analysis

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Monday, February 1st, 2010

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The Air Force has completed a capabilities-based assessment for a follow-on cruise missile that looks at more than just the attributes of such a future munition, a service official said recently Maj. Gen. Donald Alston, assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrent and nuclear integration at Air Force headquarters, told reporters the service expects to take the capabilities-based assessment through the requirements-development process in the spring. An Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) could kick off in August or September, he said.…

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Congress

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Congress

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