HASC increasing size of C-17 fleet, will allow retirement of aging C-5As
A House Armed Services subcommittee on May 2 added $2.4 billion to fund 10 additional C-17 cargo lifters while allowing for the retirement of giant C-5 lifters, as Democrats focused their defense authorization bill on the needs of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Air Force would be authorized to...
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