(The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, is part of a bipartisan effort to get information about military intelligence technology.
In a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Kelly and other senators ask for details regarding the retirement of airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities.
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