
The decision for the Air Force to procure a new version of Boeing’s [BA] fourth-generation F-15E Strike Eagle in the fiscal year 2020 budget came down to two criteria: meeting the the mission needs of the National Defense Strategy in an affordable way, and the need to maintain a diverse industrial base, a senior defense official said March 22. Speaking with reporters on background, the official said that the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) and the Air…