Goldfein: Air Force to begin light-attack aircraft search this summer

By Rachel Cohen / March 3, 2017 at 3:15 PM
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Air Force's light-attack aircraft effort will be funded in fiscal year 2017 using more than $4 million in research, development, test and evaluation money, though the cost will change based on how many aircraft participate.) ORLANDO, FL -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein told reporters Friday he will green-light an experiment this week to explore and test light-attack aircraft this summer at Holloman Air Force...

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