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Wittman Calls for Department of the Air Force Accounting on Chinese Suppliers

Wittman Calls for Department of the Air Force Accounting on Chinese Suppliers
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Quincy Zawadzky introduces a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by a branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland AFB, N.M on July 29. "The ceremony commenced construction for a Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory, or REVIL, that will serve AFRL’s Nuclear Mission branch and provide lab space for integrating test units for next-generation nuclear research and technology," the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel, has asked U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall for an accounting of the Department of the Air Force's reliance on Chinese suppliers. A Sept. 25 letter to Kendall from Wittman and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a member of the HASC strategic forces subcommittee, references a recent Govini report that said that 15 critical technology areas in the Department of the Air…

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