Air Force testing hub facing $3B facilities backlog, degraded capabilities

By Courtney Albon / March 30, 2018 at 11:30 AM
Despite a "substantial infusion" of funding in the fiscal year 2019 future years defense program for sustainment, restoration and modernization at the Air Force Test Center, the service's hub for weapon system testing is behind on several critical capability upgrade efforts, has a workforce shortfall and is facing a $3 billion backlog of deferred facility projects. In a March report, reviewed this week by Inside the Air Force , the service writes that the AFTC has struggled to meet growing...

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