Schwartz: Air Force Likely To Put Global Hawks, C-27Js In Storage

By Maggie Ybarra / January 27, 2012 at 7:45 PM
The Air Force has not made a final decision on what to do with its C-27J and Global Hawk Block 30 aircraft, and after axing both programs from its procurement plan the service is almost certain to place them in storage, the chief of staff said today. According to a Jan. 26 preview of the Defense Department's fiscal year 2013 budget, the service will be "divesting" 38 of its C-27J aircraft. Also, the preview shows that the service will be...

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