To the editor:
The drastic reduction in contract dollars going to Maine Military Authority is a travesty. Thirty years ago the Canadian Government made this same mistake. Canada invested millions in a fighter jet program that developed the world’s most advanced fighter jet, the Arrow. After the development of two prototypes, the program became a political football and was abandoned by the government. The best aerospace program in the world was dismantled and the engineers and workers came to corporations in the United States.
The same mistake is being made by the United States Government. Maine Military Authority has assembled the finest workforce available and has constructed the finest modern military refurbishment facility in America. The quality and value of our service and product is the best in the world. The military equipment we refurbish is in immediate need of repair, and the military is in great need of our services.
The readiness sustainment of our military should be a priority. The best value available to the American taxpayer is at Maine Military Authority.
Wilbur Clark
Presque Isle
