Mark Warner said "I certainly do. Our Nation requires additional dedicated EW assets and the B-52 offers great potential in this area. I would bring to the attention of my colleagues that the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2000 called for a study of potential additional EW platforms to supplement the EA-6B. The B-52 warrants careful and thorough analysis, and I have been assured by the Defense Department that it is, in fact, being studied." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 30, 2000

I certainly do. Our Nation requires additional dedicated EW assets and the B-52 offers great potential in this area. I would bring to the attention of my colleagues that the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2000 called for a study of potential additional EW platforms to supplement the EA-6B. The B-52 warrants careful and thorough analysis, and I have been assured by the Defense Department that it is, in fact, being studied.

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Mark Warner

Democratic · Virginia

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for additional electronic warfare assets and the potential of the B-52.

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