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HASC Subcommittee to Authorize Two F-15EX Buys, Require Program Plans For Future Procurement

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

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HASC Subcommittee to Authorize Two F-15EX Buys, Require Program Plans For Future Procurement

Boeing's Advanced F-15EX aircraft. Photo: Boeing

The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee wants to authorize the Air Force to procure two F-15EX aircraft for prototype development in fiscal year 2020, but prohibit any additional aircraft buys until a program report is submitted to Congress. The HASC subcommittee’s markup summary of the FY ’20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released June 3, requires the secretary of defense to designate the F-15EX program as a “major subprogram” that would subject it to relevant reporting…

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