Warner Opposes DOD Cuts: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-Va.) and five of his colleagues have expressed their ire over the expected $32 billion defense budget cut for 2007-11. The six on Dec. 16 sent a letter to President Bush outlining their opposition to ending the “modest” growth that, over the past few years, has helped the military recover from the “procurement holiday” of the 1990s.
The KC-Z4, a blended wing body tanker concept being developed by startup JetZero, could fuel larger groups of aircraft at longer range to hold more targets at risk, company officials say.