NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force's budding light-attack aircraft acquisition program looks set to use Section 804 authorities to bring the new fleet on quickly, Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike Holmes told reporters Wednesday. It is ultimately Air Force acquisition executive Will Roper's or Military Deputy for Acquisition Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch's call whether to rely on rapid-acquisition tools for the O/A-X effort, Holmes said, but he understands they intend to proceed with "prototype comparison." "The idea is...
