03/16/2011
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"General Shelton, when the Air Force initiated the 36 core block buy, how much weight was given to the potential for new certified launch providers?"
"General Dunford, you indicated during the July 17, 2014, nomination hearing that we cannot sustain the Afghan Mi-17 fleet without dealing with the Russians."
"General Shelton, you note that block buy represents a $4.4 billion reduction from baseline in the fiscal year 2012 budget."
"A new domestically-produced engine would eliminate our reliance on a foreign-made booster engine."