- The Brisbane Times writes that Australia's Defence White Paper assumes erosion of US primacy in the Pacific
- Amy Butler of Aviation Week & Space Technology reveals USAF frustration with Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk
- The Indian Express writes structural fault is suspected in IAF Su-30MKI crash
- sinodefence.com shows modifications for Chinese J-10B fighter
- Tactical Report considers a Rafale sale to the Iraqi Air Force ($40 download fee)
- John Tirpak of Air Force magazine's Daily Report writes split-buy for KC-X might work
- Elizabeth Newell of GovExec.com writes about Ashton Carter's priorities
- Reuters reveals Finmeccanica has contacted Northrop Grumman for C-27J help
on May 2, 2009 5:21 PM | Reply
I find it interesting that all the "dual buy" KC-?? advocates continually ignore the support costs that are doubled and the number of flight crews that are doubled. Those costs are enormous and continuing. You never get rid of the double support, maintenance and crew costs.