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Stevens calls for national UAV program to avoid costs

Stevens calls for national UAV program to avoid costs
Posted on: Mar. 16th, 2006 || aimpoints.hq.af.mil

Mar. 16th, 2006 - Stevens calls for national UAV program to avoid costs

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, criticized Pentagon leaders March 15 for seemingly devolving unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) efforts, such as turning over the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) to the Navy while the Coast Guard and other border patrol groups could use UAVs, too.

"Why don't we just have a national program instead of all these separate offices that cost money," the senator told Navy and Marine Corps leaders testifying before the subcommittee. "We are losing support up here because of the redundancy of programs."

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