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ISR Capabilities To Get Big Boost In Upcoming Air Force Budget

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

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The Air Force will dedicate a larger portion of its budget to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) than ever before as all the military services prepare to "rebalance" their capabilities for irregular warfare, officials have said. Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, said recently his service is in the midst of building a robust, long-term ISR capability. "This commitment to ISR is something that I see as a long-term commitment," Schwartz said Feb. 17 at a Defense…

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