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Author:  rickusn [ 23 Mar 2006, 23:21 ]
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2006

Air Force Modernization Plans on Track

By STEW MAGNUSON

Analysts had warned in recent years that the Air Force should brace for drastic cuts in its aircraft procurement programs. The administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2007, however, not only preserves the service’s key acquisition accounts, but also contains seed money to begin research and development for new generations of aircraft.

But the ramping up of new programs, such as a tanker replacement, a long-range bomber, and ongoing efforts such as the joint strike fighter and the F-22A Raptor, may mean some budget crunches in the near-term, experts predicted. Meanwhile, none of the Air Force’s major programs face cancellation.

“They got their share of the budget, that’s for sure,â€

Author:  30mike-mike [ 24 Mar 2006, 05:24 ]
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They'd best get a replacement tanker program going too, or no one's going very far anywhere.

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Author:  M21 Sniper [ 24 Mar 2006, 08:11 ]
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I want KC-747 supertankers. :)

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Author:  30mike-mike [ 24 Mar 2006, 08:34 ]
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30MM Jr and his cohorts at the 126th philosophy is: "If it's Boeing, We're going."<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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