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Then there is access to space where the Air Force has promoted a competition for launch services. But the way the Air Force is choosing to manage some of its new modernization programs may increase the risk that it will not be able to keep all the balls in the air simultaneously. I have written about some of the problems the Air Force may face <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/the-buzz\/can-the-air-force-juggle-all-its-major-acquisition-programs-18428\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like a profession juggler, the U.S. Air Force has a lot of balls in the air when it comes to major acquisition programs. \u00a0It is modernizing simultaneously its fleets of tactical fighters, bombers and aerial refueling tankers. 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