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Air Force

Air Force’s Alternative Fuels Certification Effort Out Of Money, On Hold

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

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The Air Force’s alternative fuels certification effort is on hold and “may go away” if the service doesn’t find more money to continue research. “We have run out of funding and the Air Force has not provided additional funding,” Jeff Braun, Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Division (AFCD) chief, told Defense Daily in a Dec. 12 interview. “The Air Force’s overall fuel certification effort is kind of on hold and it may go away if funding is not identified.” Braun said…

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Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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