Asking For Suggestions To Reduce Operating And Sustainment Costs By Up To 20 Percent
The Pentagon will continue to seek aircraft maintainer suggestions and industry partner investments to reduce operating and sustainment costs by 10 to 20 percent as F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter improvements develop, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics said June 12, in a conference call with reporters.
No Concrete Decisions Made By U.S. Defense Officials
The U.S. Department of Defense is apparently feeling a bit squeamish about using rocket motors built in Russia to launch U.S. satellites ... but it doesn't have a good alternative for the immediate future.
Pro-Russian separatists have shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane with 49 people on board, quashing any thoughts about a reduction of tensions in the conflict.
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