The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor program, once near death after
evaulation accidents killed 23 Marines, is now undergoing final
testing -- the last step before becoming an operational part of
America's military air inventory.
Pentagon Will Temporarily Oversee Selected Air Force
Programs
The Department of Defense announced Monday that "to ensure
continuity of program oversight during this time of transition with
a new acting secretary of the Air Force, Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Michael Wynne has
designated all major defense acquisition programs managed by the
Air Force and designated ACAT (acquisition category) 1C programs to
temporarily be placed under his authority."
An Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed about
10 p.m. EST on March 26 in the vicinity of Balad, Iraq. The
aircraft was assigned to the 15th Expeditionary Reconnaissance
Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
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