Se confirman los fondos para el F-15EX y la compra de O/A-X:
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/n ... y2020-bill...
Procurement – The Committee recommendation for procurement accounts in FY2020 is $144.0 billion in base and OCO funding, an increase of $1.9 billion above the budget request. The recommendation includes $132.8 billion in base funding and $11.2 billion for OCO funding in title IX of the bill. Highlights of the procurement section include:
Aviation programs:
Recommends $1.85 billion for 18 additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and associated spare parts, including 12 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant and 6 F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant, for a total of 96 F-35s in FY2020;
Recommends an additional $156.0 million in advance procurement to increase Air Force planned procurements of F-35As in FY2021;
Recommends $2.1 billion for 12 KC-46A Tanker aircraft;
Recommends $1.7 billion for 24 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets;
Recommends $1.4 billion for 73 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters;
Recommends $1.1 billion for 6 P-8A Poseidon aircraft;
Recommends $992.4 million for 8 F-15EX aircraft, of which 2 test aircraft are funded in RDT&E, Air Force;
Recommends $806.8 million for remanufacture of 48 AH-64 Apache Block IIIA helicopters and $190 million in advance procurement;
Recommends $210 million for 6 O/A-X Light Attack Aircraft; and
Recommends an additional $90 million for MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicles in the OCO account.
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Más problemas para el KC-46. De momento, no podrán llevar ni carga ni pasajeros después de un incidente en el que la carga se desancló en múltiples sitios del suelo, lo cual han clasificado como fallo de categoría uno (el cuarto de este tipo):
https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-ne ... personnel/
Publicado: Dom Ago 11, 2019 10:59 pm
