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Battlefield Sensors Top $1.9 Billion Air Force Unfunded Wish List

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force yesterday sent lawmakers a list of 20 mission critical items for which funding has not been requested in President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2010 Defense Department budget--chief among them, several programs that provide persistent battlefield surveillance for Central Command. Topping the list is a Joint Urgent Operational Need for additional Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) capability. The Air Force wants $180.2 million to lease two more BD-700 aircraft that would be outfitted with BACN…

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