Lawmakers direct Air Force, SOCOM to collaborate on light-attack strategy

By Courtney Albon / December 10, 2019 at 2:09 PM
Defense policy language released this week directs the Air Force to work with U.S. Special Operations Command to determine how both organizations can take advantage of continued light-attack aircraft experimentation. The compromise fiscal year 2020 policy bill, introduced Monday by House and Senate conferees, would require the Air Force and SOCOM to "explore options for coordinating light-attack aircraft experimentation activities" to "maximize efficiency and effectiveness." The language, if approved, would also require the organizations to consider transferring a portion of...

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