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B-2 Bomber: Cost to Complete 20 Aircraft Is Uncertain

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 8, 1994
Report No. NSIAD-94-217
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Summary:

Problems with the technology of the B-2 Stealth bomber, including its sophisticated radar systems and computer software, coupled with testing delays, could push acquisition costs for 20 aircraft above the $44 billion ceiling imposed by Congress. Although the Air Force believes that the B-2 acquisition program can be completed within the total program cost limitation, the Air Force has not prepared documentation describing its analysis, assumptions, and rationale for the estimate. GAO believes that major uncertainties surround completion of the B-2 acquisition within the cost limitation. About 57 percent of the planned flight test hours are not yet completed and testing to date has highlighted problems that have not yet been corrected. Additional performance problems could crop up during the remaining testing that would boost program costs.

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