Secretary of the Air Force-nominee Troy Meink says that he favors multiple competitions over modernization programs' lifetimes and an examination of direct, "big" investment in industrial capacity akin to the post-WWII Air Force Heavy Press program. "Capital will always flow toward return on investment, and a clear and consistent demand signal is what industry relies on to determine where that return on investment can be found," according to Meink's written answers to questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee before…
