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GAO-07-367R 1 (2007-03-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptauvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S=GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 6, 2007 Congressional Committees Subject: Defense Acquisitions: Air Force Decision to Include a Passenger and Cargo Capability in Its Replacement Refueling Aircraft Was Made without Required Analyses The United States Air Force has described aerial refueling as a key capability supporting the National Security Strategy and military warfighters on a daily basis. Currently, the Air Force uses two aircraft for aerial refueling: the KC-135 and the KC- 10. While the KC-10 fleet has an average age greater than 20 years, the KC-135 fleet averages more than 46 years and is the oldest combat weapon system in the Air Force inventory. Consequently, the Air Force intends to replace or recapitalize the KC-135 first. The Air Force began its KC-135 recapitalization efforts in fiscal year 2004, and officials presented a KC-135 recapitalization program to joint military decision makers in November 2006. This program proposed the inclusion of a passenger and cargo capability, which exists to some extent in the current aircraft, in the replacement air refueling aircraft. The Air Force proposal is part of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System' process, which uses analyses to identify and assess such a proposal so as to inform decision makers who must allocate scarce resources. According to Air Force officials, the recapitalization process may cost between $72 billion and $120 billion and will span decades.2 This recapitalization takes place at a time when the Air Force faces fiscal constraints over the next few years, forcing officials to reconfigure the service's short- and long-term 'The procedures established in the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) support the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in identifying, assessing, and prioritizing joint military capability needs as specified in Title 10 of the United States Code, sections 153, 163, 167, and 181. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01E, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, 1 (May 11, 2005), hereinafter referred to as CJCSI 3170.01E (May 11, 2005). 2This cost estimate is based on information provided by Air Force officials in congressional testimony. The cost represents the estimated total cost of procuring 520 replacement refueling aircraft over a 38- year period. This is based on an estimated range of current prices per plane based on costs cited in Air Force testimony, February, 2006. GAO-07-367R Defense Acquisitions

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