AMC chief envisions space-enabled mobility missions in 10 years

By Courtney Albon / August 2, 2018 at 12:02 PM
The leader of the Air Force's mobility mission told reporters today he expects within the next 10 years his command will be using space to enable faster, more precise cargo missions. Gen. Carlton Everhart, head of Air Mobility Command, told reporters at a Defense Writer's Group breakfast he'd like to see early funding for concept of operations development and experimentation in the fiscal year 2020 or 2021 budget cycles. Working closely with companies like SpaceX, Virgin Orbital and Blue Origin,...

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