The importance of fielding a new helicopter to replace Vietnam War-era UH-1 Hueys “is well understood at all levels within the joint world as well as the Air Force,” Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, tells the Daily Report. Klotz, in his role as AFGSC boss, is the chief advocate for the Huey replacement, which is known as the common vertical-lift support platform. Asked if he favors the CVLSP acquisition being combined with the recapitalization of service’s HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, as some press reports indicate is being considered, he said his focus is simply on getting a more capable helicopter. How that is done, Klotz said, “I’ll leave to the professionals and experts in our acquisition corps.” Klotz spoke with the Daily Report briefly after his speech on Capitol Hill Friday (see Minuteman III entry above).
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
