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Bipartisan Lawmakers Advocate Air Force Total Rocket System Funding

Pat Host

Friday, April 21st, 2017

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The next-generation rocket wars continued April 10 on Capitol Hill as 20 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives wrote Defense Secretary James Mattis advocating for total launch system funding as opposed to piecemeal funding.“We write to you in support of the Air Force’s request and focus on the end goal of complete, robust launch systems,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter obtained by sister publication Defense Daily. “Critical funding should not be restricted to specific components, such as a…

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