The good news is: The V-22 program did a nice job of live fire testing...being shot at.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: V-22: A discussion on the way ahead
In early 1990, then- Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney was poorly advised and decided to cancel the V-22 program as a cost-saving measure.
In short, the dictates of common sense, fiscal responsibility and even Defense Department regulations have been seriously disserved by the latest "top-down" restructuring of the V-22 program to a reduced, single-service requirement.
Rep. Weldon closed the morning session with an inspiring analysis of the support the tiltrotor technology enjoys on Capitol Hill -- as well as a warning about the dangers associated with preventing the V-22 program from ramping up to efficient and sustainable rates of production.
Even more important, Secretary Aldrich directed the Overarching Integrated Product Team to review the V-22 program and make recommendations to the DAB relative to revising the program and making it more success-oriented, consistent with the terms of the FY02 National Defense Authorization Act (Sec 123 Public Law 107-107).
As members of this Committee are well aware, the Bush Administration has decided to abandon the V-22 tiltrotor program.
Neither Judge Brown nor Judge Kavanaugh takes issue with whether EPA can regulate GHGs under CAA Title V or the PSD program.
FORBES: A Rough Year for EPA in Court Ends on an Undeserved Upbeat Note
You know, kind of like when Sidney Bristo (Alias) is racing down an exhaust vent to 'disarm' a satellite gizmo on a random rocket just before the launch and therefore the utter distruction of the world but the rocket they show is the Saturn V used in the Apollo program.
ENGADGET: High-def presenting new challenges to set designers HD
Jeremiah reported in a 14 June memo to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition that the Council had, in effect, acted with extreme prejudice on the idea of restoring the V-22 as a joint program.
Following completion of the current Ares V super-heavy-lift rocket program, the Space Launch System, I believe that the government should commercialize all future launch vehicle development and operations.
Unfortunately, the same questions might well be posed today about another aerospace technology in which the United States currently enjoys a decisive competitive advantage -- thanks to a farsighted and ambitious Defense Department program and the congressional support it has long received: the V-22 "Osprey" tiltrotor aircraft.
Stevens noted his long-standing support for the V-22, support that was essential at several junctures to keeping the Osprey program alive.
Under the new program, veterans who bring a printed copy of their course schedule and photo identification to one of the V.
With the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive on board, users will notice an instant improvement on their desktop's program load times.
应用推荐