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Air Force Needs More Fuel Efficient Platforms, Senior Official Says

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

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Acquiring more fuel and energy efficient weapons platforms needs to play a greater role in Air Force procurement to reduce long-term costs, a top energy official for the service said yesterday. The Air Force has begun using energy as a “key performance parameter” requirement in assessing new acquisition programs, but balancing capabilities with fuel and energy costs remains difficult, Kevin Geiss, the deputy assistant secretary for energy, said. “We do need to get more into the acquisition and technology side…

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