Senator Cramer Leads Colleagues in Letter to Secretary Austin, Highlights Concerns Over the Divesting of Airborne ISR Capabilities
April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
The U.S. Air Force has developed a trend of rapid divestment from airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms without producing new capabilities to replace them. These actions leave our troops unprotected, force our Commanders to accept greater risk, and deny our civilian policy makers the best information available before having to decide whether to use military . . .
The U.S. Air Force has developed a trend of rapid divestment from airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms without producing new capabilities to replace them. These actions leave our troops unprotected, force our Commanders to accept greater risk, and deny our civilian policy makers the best information available before having to decide whether to use military . . .