NDAA may not meet early combat airlift needs

The Pentagon's latest mobility study concludes that more than 75% of the cargo that must be airlifted within the first two weeks of combat is oversized and outsized-loads that could be difficult or impossible for an off-the-shelf commercial freighter to haul, a top U.S. Air Force official confirmed...

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