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Space Defender
Commander, Air Force Space Command Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Global Space Protector
Commander, United States Strategic Command Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Protecting America’s Space Interests
The contribution of space is critical to the United State’s strategic missile defense and intelligence community as well as homeland security, diplomacy and the economy. Emerging threats could challenge the nation’s space advantage.

A B-52 Standoff?
The cancellation of the Air Force’s B-52 standoff jammer leaves the Navy shouldering that electronic warfare mission. The Air Force says it is studying the alternatives, but opinions differ whether it will get back into the game.

A-10 Makeover On The Horizon
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, aka the Warthog, has long been admired for its effectiveness in achieving its mission of close air support of ground forces. A comprehensive upgrade package for the aircraft is expected to move it from the analog to digital age.

Blocking The Ballistic Threat
The Missile Defense Agency has developed a multifaceted strategy to accomplish its mission. Spiral development in two-year blocks allows the agency to refine program objectives as technology becomes available.

WMD Center Sparks Collaboration
The Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction at U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has reached full operational capability. The USSTRATCOM WMD Center integrates and synchronizes efforts to combat global WMD proliferation.

Hypersonic Strike
The BGM-109 Tomahawk missile has served the Navy well, providing combat ships with the ability to strike targets on land or at seas from long ranges. The Navy is now seeking a missile with speeds up to 6 Mach to take out time-sensitive targets.

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This article was Originally Published on Apr 19, 2006 in Volume: 5 Issue: 1

F-22A procurement plan could cost taxpayers $1.7 billion, GAO says

The Pentagon’s decision to spread the procurement of 60 F-22A Raptors over three years to save $225 million could end up costing taxpayers as much as $1.7 billion, according to a congressional study. Under the Bush administration’s fiscal 2007 defense budget request, the Pentagon plans to spread out the procurement of the last 60 F-22As in three lots over three years. The Air Force projects that using a multiyear acquisition plan could save about $225 million of the estimated total $10.8 billion cost and keep the nation’s jet fighter industrial base going until the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) begins production. A Government Accountability Office study said on July 25 that stretching out the production period will result in lower annual production rates and increased costs to the program of $1.7 billion when compared to the costs the program would have incurred under the fiscal year 2006 President’s Budget proposal to buy the then-remaining quantity of 56 F-22As in two annual lots. The study also said that the restructured F-22A program’s increased costs to complete the production “will reduce the Department’s options in fulfilling other important national security priorities.”

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