Brown seeks more budget certainty for munitions manufacturers

By Tony Bertuca / July 11, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown, who has been nominated to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told senators today he believes the Pentagon needs to commit to more multiyear procurement deals to build the weapon stockpiles necessary to aid Ukraine and Taiwan. “It’s about building capacity,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his nomination hearing today. “That's the value of having these multiyears -- to set some predictability for the...

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