
The Department of the Air Force faces a continued challenge of knowing all of its lower level suppliers for weapon systems, according to service acquisition chief Andrew Hunter. "We share your concerns on supplier risk and are aware that reliance on PRC [People's Republic of China] suppliers in critical systems presents national security risk, especially during this era of Great Power Competition," Hunter wrote in an Oct. 8 response to a Sept. 25 letter to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall…