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Air Force Seeking Munitions for the ‘High-End Fight’ in FY ’20 Budget Request

Air Force Seeking Munitions for the ‘High-End Fight’ in FY ’20 Budget Request
U.S. Air Force Major Jacob Rohrbach, a pilot assigned to the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, releases the first Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, from an F-16 over the Gulf of Mexico on September 19th, 2018. The test gathered data on safe separation and software integration of the JASSM-ER, and demonstrated the Eglin test range’s ability to monitor and control test items in flight over the Gulf of Mexico.

The Air Force is requesting more munitions for use in a future battle against peer adversaries and shifting away from weapons used in counter-terrorism activities, senior service officials said this week. The fiscal year 2020 presidential base budget request includes over $2 billion for Air Force missile procurement and over $1.6 billion for new ammunition. The service is also requesting an additional $202 million for munitions and $939 million in ammo in overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds. The budget request,…

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