Young Slams AF Over UAV Dough -- DoD Buzz
Outgoing Pentagon acquisition czar John Young sharply criticized the Air Force today in his last meeting with reporters, saying the service had refused to budget for auto-landing gear for Predator UAVs even though the Air Force has lost a substantial portion of these to landing accidents. The new undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Ash Carter, was sworn in this afternoon.
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My Comment: An informative article. The section that I found interesting was learning that the Air Force has lost 1/3 of their fleet .... and most of these losses have nothing to do with enemy fire.