The Pentagon's top acquisition official recently reviewed and restructured the Navy's Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle program, lowering the total number of aircraft bought by 56 and dropping total program costs by $551 million, according to a June 16 letter sent to Congress. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall wrote in the letter to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) that he also has rescinded milestone decision authority from the Navy and that he will now be that authority...
