Air Force and Defense Department officials are grappling over whether the Air Force should replace an ozone-depleting fire suppression agent in its fleet of F-16s with a controversial substitute chemical that would not harm the ozone layer. Opponents and proponents of the substitute chemical, trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I), are interpreting toxicity, cost and performance data differently, vigorously arguing their positions in documents obtained by InsideDefense.com . An Air Force spokeswoman says no final decision has been made, and that discussions are continuing...
