Afghanistan Drives Pentagon Fuel Deals

By Michael Fabey

Fuel is proving to be a very volatile commodity for the Pentagon as operations heat up in Afghanistan.

The Pentagon spent about $4.8 billion on fuel and liquid propellants in 2009, making them the third-highest expense for the U.S. military last year, according to an Aerospace DAILY analysis of federal contracting data provided by the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting ...

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