Tuesday 14 July 2020

[Breaking] Air Force's Roper Sparks Debate On 'Nationalizing Advanced Aviation' Industry

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Air Force's Roper Sparks Debate On 'Nationalizing Advanced Aviation' Industry

WASHINGTON: Air Force acquisition head Will Roper is worried the ever-shrinking US defense industrial base may force DoD to nationalize major programs in the not-so-distant future -- expressing surprise that other senior leaders are not more concerned.

"I think it's really important that we find a new model where there are no big winners, and no big losers, but continual competition," he told reporters today. "Because if our industrial base collapses any more, we'll have to nationalize advanced aviation -- and maybe other parts of the Air Force that currently aren't competitive."

 

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