‘We Simply Can’t Afford’ What We Need: Air Force 17 Budget

‘We Simply Can’t Afford’ What We Need: Air Force 17 Budget
‘We Simply Can’t Afford’ What We Need: Air Force 17 Budget

UPDATED: Adds Air Force POM Chart Of Most Major Programs WASHINGTON: It’s simple: the Air Force “simply cannot afford” to buy what it needs to buy over the next decade. The emphasis is the Air Force’s own, published on its budget website ahead of the official budget release. “The Air Force is facing a modernization…

Who’s Right On C-130 AMP: The Congressman Or Air Force Lawyers?

Who’s Right On C-130 AMP: The Congressman Or Air Force Lawyers?
Who’s Right On C-130 AMP: The Congressman Or Air Force Lawyers?

UPDATED: Corrects Cost Per Plane To $3.8M; Holmes “Misspoke;” Adds Enhanced Mode S Upgrade CAPITOL HILL: The law is the law. But the law must be written and it must then be interpreted in practice. Ay, there’s the rub. Add the National Guard, local politics, aging C-130s, and a wobbly defense budget in which hard choices must…