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Air Force To ‘Persuade’ Gates On New Bomber During Program Reviews

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Monday, April 27th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force is prepared to make its case for purchasing a next generation bomber aircraft during two major Pentagon weapon reviews, the air service's top officer said last week. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended that commencement of a new bomber acquisition be postponed until the Quadrennial Defense Review--a congressionally mandated examination of all the department's weapons programs--and the Nuclear Posture Review, are completed and the proposal is studied in detail within both contexts. "There is…

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