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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Progress Toward Meeting High Altitude Endurance Aircraft Price Goals

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Dec. 15, 1998
Report No. NSIAD-99-29
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Summary:

GAO reviewed the high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle program and found that the Defense Department (DOD) does not expect to produce the Darkstar or Global Hawk aircraft within its goal of $10 million per plane. DOD's price projections are now $13.7 million for Darkstar and $14.8 million for Global Hawk. In addition, these projections may understate the actual amount by which the vehicles' unit price will exceed the $10 million threshold because DOD officials, in their agreements with contractors, used a definition of unit flyaway price that excludes several cost categories that are traditionally included in determining unit flyaway cost. Including these costs will increase the average unit price of each plane.

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