Senior Air Force officials have identified a broad list of needs -- including billions for aircraft acquisitions and upgrades -- excluded from the service's fiscal year 2007 spending request, according to documents obtained by InsideDefense.com. Most of the dollars identified in the 54-item list fall under a group of mobility aircraft requirements that when grouped together are worth $2.4 billion in needs that are not covered in the Pentagon budget request, sent to lawmakers earlier this month. In response to...
