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DoD Acquisition Chief Wants Accelerated Merger of Army, Air Force UAV Program

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By Ann Roosevelt The Pentagon's top acquisition official wants to find out when the Army and Air Force can merge their unmanned aerial vehicle programs and then accelerate the process. "It looks to my team like there are benefits," to merging the two programs, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Logistics and Technology John Young told reporters April 18. "The issue is going to be on what schedule we can achieve that merge and then...I am going to try and…

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