New office gives USAF a closer look at what industry is selling to foreign militaries

By Courtney Albon / August 31, 2016 at 7:00 AM
A new office tasked with assessing aircraft being pitched to foreign military customers is giving the Air Force a close-up look at the capability investments companies are making in non-Defense Department programs. The Air Force Life-Cycle Management Center stood up its Non-DOD Military Aircraft office earlier this summer in response to requests from industry for the Air Force to support their foreign military sales efforts. Jorge Gonzalez, AFLCMC's engineering director and the service's technical airworthiness authority, told reporters during an...

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