DOD Considering New Requirement For Major Aircraft, Ship Mobility Review

摘要

The Defense Department is contemplating a new legislative requirement to conduct an "end-to-end, full-spectrum" mobility review of its aircraft and ship needs in 2018, a mandate that comes just as the Pentagon is wrapping up a nine-month assessment on the subject -- but with a narrower scope -- designed to influence deliberations this year during the Quadrennial Defense Review. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law last week by President Obama, includes a provision added during final negotiations last month between House and Senate conferees granting the Air Force its wish to reduce the C-5 strategic airlift aircraft fleet only after the Defense Department conducts a new review: the "Mobility Requirements and Capabilities Study 2018."