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GAO-11-323R 1 (2011-02-24)

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        Accountabilty  I Integrity   Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          February 24, 2011

          The Honorable Carl Levin
          Chairman
          The Honorable John McCain
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Armed Services
          United States Senate

          The Honorable Howard P. McKeon
          Chairman
          The Honorable Adam Smith
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Armed Services
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Tactical Aircraft: Air Force Fighter Reports Generally Addressed
          Congressional Mandates, but Reflected Dated Plans and Guidance, and Limited
          Analyses

          The Air Force expects to invest over $230 billion to operate, maintain, modernize, and
          recapitalize its tactical air forces during fiscal years 2011 through 2015.' This makes
          up nearly 70 percent of the Department of Defense's (DOD) total expected tactical
          aircraft investment over that time. Despite this large investment, the Air Force
          continues to project that its inventory of fighter and attack aircraft will drop below
          required levels and that those shortfalls will persist through at least 2030. However,
          the timing and magnitude of projected shortfalls continue to fluctuate. In April 2008,
          senior Air Force leaders testified before Congress that they expected the Air Force
          fighter shortfall to peak at about 800 aircraft in the mid-2020s. Since that time the Air
          Force has reduced its overall requirement and adjusted its assumptions about Joint
          Strike Fighter (JSF) procurement and the viability of legacy aircraft. As a result, the
          Air Force now expects its shortfall to peak at about 200 aircraft. Still, this poses a
          challenge as the Air Force must effectively balance its investments between the JSF




          I The Air Force's tactical aircraft investment cited here reflects projected funding for research, development, test
          and evaluation, procurement, operations and maintenance, military construction, and military personnel
          specifically tied to tactical aircraft in DOD's 2011 Future Years Defense Program. Tactical aircraft are fixed-wing
          fighters and ground attack/strike aircraft.


GAO-1 1-323R Air Force Fighter Reports


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