'Keeping Military Manufacturing Jobs At Home A Matter Of
National Security'
The Teamsters Union called on the Air Force to terminate a $35
billion contract for 179 aerial refueling tankers that it unfairly
gave to a European manufacturer, and award it to U.S.-based Boeing
Co., keeping important military manufacturing jobs in the United
States.
UAVs Not Only Protect Pilots And Ground Troops... They're
Economical, Too
They may not pay nearly as much for fuel as you and I do... but
soaring oil prices are troubling to the US Air Force, too. The Air
Force is using more high-tech platforms such as unmanned aerial
vehicles to combat extremists overseas while it seeks ways to
mitigate the rising cost of fuel, a senior US military officer said
Thursday.
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