The Trump administration is echoing concerns raised by the Obama administration about the ability of the aerospace sector to sustain the unique design and manufacturing skills needed to ensure future U.S. military combat aircraft can be both designed and produced, according to a report by the Pentagon office charged with monitoring the defense industrial base. With the Trump administration seeking $49.9 billion in the Pentagon's fiscal year 2018 budget request for aircraft and related systems -- up $4.6 billion from...
