Air Force pushes back on House lawmakers B-52 engine replacement concerns
By: Valerie Insinna   15 hours ago
LE BOURGET, France and WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force wants to sprint toward buying new engines for the venerable B-52 bomber as quickly as possible. But disagreements between the service and House lawmakers over the Air Force’s acquisition approach threaten to slow down the program.
At issue is the Air Force’s use of “Section 804†authorities — new language, approved in the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, that allows the Defense Department to quickly award contracts for prototyping work, even if requirements and cost estimates are still in the process of being finalized.
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