Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, confirmed during Monday’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review rollout briefing what other senior officials have said recently that the Gates Pentagon plans a portfolio approach rather than a single Next Generation Bomber platform (killed in the Fiscal 2010 budget). Flournoy explained, “One of the insights that came out of this QDR was that we needed to take a much more in-depth look at the full range of capabilities for long range ISR and precision strike.” (See Modest Growth for LRS funding outlook.) Pentagon leaders have decided to make some investments in “technological opportunities” in the next several years, but they want to take some time to “get this right and to study it in much more depth,” Flournoy said. She expects to see real money in a program beginning in Fiscal 2012.
New Air Force PT Uniforms to Hit Shelves in July
May 1, 2024
The Air Force’s new physical training uniforms have been a long time coming. The clothing set was first unveiled in 2021, with a promised 2022 debut. But supply chain issues delayed its arrival multiple times, according to the Air Force. But finally, Airmen are expected to be able to buy…