Confusion Reigns on Joint Cargo Aircraft

Posted on: May. 10th, 2006 || Source: thehill.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

A Senate panel's decision to slash almost all funding from the Army's request for a new cargo airplane is sending defense contractors into a tailspin.

The cut also reveals possible tension between the Army and the Air Force, which the Pentagon directed to work together on the program.

The two services had similar needs for a new cargo airplane to be used within a theater of operations, such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

Pentagon acquisition czar Kenneth Krieg directed the Army and Air Force to establish the Joint Cargo Aircraft program. They are expected to sign a memorandum of agreement within the next few days.

But the Army, which has been pushing the project for more than a year, has been left with a headache.

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