U-2, Block 40 would go under BCA

Air Force Determined To Train ISR Groups For High-End Fight Despite Cuts

/ February 19, 2015 at 5:50 PM
The Air Force's deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance said his portfolio would take significant cuts under a second round of sequestration in fiscal year 2016 to include the retirement of the U-2 spy plane and Global Hawk Block 40 fleets, but he would protect ongoing improvements to the Distributed Common Ground System and high-end training for the targeting and analytic communities. Lt. Gen. Robert Otto, speaking at a Feb. 18 Air Force Association event in Washington,...

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