PEO Weapons: Flat FY-20 funding could bode well for long-term production

By Rachel Cohen / November 15, 2018 at 5:15 PM
Air Force weapons funding is expected to remain relatively flat in fiscal year 2020 -- and that's fine, according to the official who oversees the portfolio. Gradually bringing weapons procurement down "a notch or two" from its current level will make it easier to manage and can keep inventories and the industrial base running smoothly, Brig. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, the Air Force's weapons program executive officer, said in a Nov. 14 interview. Genatempo doesn't expect production to slow much in...

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