Holmes: Air Force FY-17 investments align with 'Third Offset' strategy

By Courtney Albon / February 18, 2016 at 5:39 PM
A top Air Force planning and strategy official said this week that much of the Air Force's fiscal year 2017 investment in the Defense Department's "Third Offset" plans comes through activities that were already in motion and align with the Pentagon's larger imperative to ensure future U.S. military superiority. The Pentagon's FY-17 budget request calls for $3.6 billion across the services to support Third Offset capability development and $18 million over the next five years, Inside Defense previously reported. Lt...

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