Defense Daily :: C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft http://www.ddn.com Defense Daily en-us 2008 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:11:01 EDT HASC Drills Down On Air Force Unfunded Requirements By Jen DiMascio The Air Force's list of $20 billion in unfunded requirements was front and center at a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing yesterday. Members of the committee sought to get to the bottom of the difference between the service's... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/1861.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Young Memo Calls Additional C-17 Buy Costly By Jen DiMascio Buying more than 205 C-17 Globemaster aircraft to boost airlift capacity is too expensive, according to a memo by the Pentagon's acquisition chief. During the process of certifying a program to replace engines on C-5 Galaxy aircraft, John... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/1842.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Members of Congress Press For C-17 Funding In FY '09 Budget By Jen DiMascio Like a number of senators last week, 57 House members this week appealed to the Defense Secretary to ensure that the Air Force funds C-17 Globemasters in the budget the Pentagon will submit to Congress in February. "USAF leaders have... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/560.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Senators Press Administration To Ask For C-17 Funding In FY'09 By Jen DiMascio Nineteen Senators last week urged Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle to provide enough funding for C-17 Globemasters in the administration's fiscal year 2009 budget request. "For each of... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/541.html Wed, 19 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Schwartz: Expanded Global Infrastructure Needed For North-To-South Transport The U.S. military's global transport network needs to grow from it's current east-west orientation to a more robust en-route infrastructure that can move personnel and material more readily north to south as well, including into regions of growing interest... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/75.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST McCain Boycotts Conference Report, Opposing Plus-up For C-17 Aircraft By Jen DiMascio Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, vowed not to sign the conference report of the committee's most important annual bill because of an earmark. The $2.28 billion sticking point authorizes the... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/488.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Paper Urges Killing Raptor, Osprey, DDG 1000, And Buying Just One Sub Per Year By Dave Ahearn A new paper urges killing the Air Force F-22 Raptor supersonic-superstealth fighter aircraft program, the Air Force-Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, the Navy DDG 1000 destroyer, and also urges abandoning plans to increase... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/493.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Roles and Missions Study To Address Control Over Cargo Aircraft Program By Jen DiMascio The House is likely to vote this week on a bill that authorizes the Defense Department to spend $507 billion during this fiscal year. The wide-ranging bill that sets new policies in terms of acquisition and wartime contracting also mandates... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/482.html Mon, 10 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Appropriators Planning To Add Up to 14 C-17s To Spring Supplemental By Jen DiMascio Appropriators have an agreement to add the purchase of C-17s to a war funding bill that lawmakers will consider next year. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, said this week appropriators... http://www.ddn.com/weapons/C-17/479.html Fri, 7 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST