Requirements for Munitions Lift Trailers to Support Strategic Bombers.

Abstract

Munitions lift trailers are large support vehicles used to transport and load air-launched cruise missile and other nuclear weapons onto strategic bombers. The Air Force has identified total requirements for 245 trailers for B-52 and B-1B bombers. About one-third of these trailers have been acquired. The Air Force Aeronautical Systems Command is considering remanufacturing 80 of the lift trailers it has acquired for B-52s to incorporate recent design improvements which are expected to make these trailers easier to operate and less costly to support. GAO believes Air Force requirements for new trailers may be overstated by as many as 39 trailers. This could result in the unnecessary expenditure of up to $13 million. GAO also questions the cost effectiveness of remanufacturing the 80 trailers, which would cost $20 million.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 1985
Accession Number
ADA155526

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Contracts
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Procurement
  • Spare Parts
  • Training
  • United States
  • Weapons

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
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