Air Force adds new-start RQ-20B procurement program in FY-19 request

By Rachel Cohen / February 13, 2018 at 5:18 PM

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The Air Force is asking Congress to fund a new $13.5 million procurement program for the RQ-20B Puma in its fiscal year 2019 budget request, after the service unsuccessfully tried to reprogram money to purchase the small unmanned aerial vehicles last year. The Air Force plans to buy 60 UAS for $225,000 each through the Overseas Contingency Operations account, according to the service's budget request. No additional funding is listed for future years. AeroVironment builds the modular Puma, which can...

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Air Force adds new-start RQ-20B procurement program in FY-19 request

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