http://www.military.com/daily-news/...ac-from-budget.html?comp=1198882887570&rank=1
"The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday added $104 billion to the proposed defense budget for 2015 to include hundreds of millions to maintain and grow aviation assets that the services say they no longer want."
"The committee also included language in the mark up that would prevent or at least stall moves to eliminate or downsize a number of aircraft, including the Air Force's U-2 spy plane, the A-10 Thunderbolt, three Airborne Warning and Control System (AWAC) platforms, and 705 Army observation and training helicopters."
"The committee put spending restrictions on the Air Force when it came to its A-10 and KC-10 fleets. The A-10, which Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, is leading the charge to save over in the Senate, is a close air-ground support attack plane beloved by infantry troops for its ability to strike nearby enemy forces with great power and accuracy."
"The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday added $104 billion to the proposed defense budget for 2015 to include hundreds of millions to maintain and grow aviation assets that the services say they no longer want."
"The committee also included language in the mark up that would prevent or at least stall moves to eliminate or downsize a number of aircraft, including the Air Force's U-2 spy plane, the A-10 Thunderbolt, three Airborne Warning and Control System (AWAC) platforms, and 705 Army observation and training helicopters."
"The committee put spending restrictions on the Air Force when it came to its A-10 and KC-10 fleets. The A-10, which Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, is leading the charge to save over in the Senate, is a close air-ground support attack plane beloved by infantry troops for its ability to strike nearby enemy forces with great power and accuracy."
