Strategic Bombers: Adding Conventional Capabilities Will Be Complex, Time-Consuming, and Costly

Abstract

With the end of the cold war, the Air Force redefined the role of tts bomber force from one focused on nuclear war to one equipped to perform a variety of conventional missions. This redefinition is refiectod in the "Bomber Roadmap," wbich was issued by the Air Force in June 1992. In response to a request from the former Chalan, House Committee on Armed Services, GAO reviewed the conventional capabilities currently available in the strategic bomber force and assessed the Air Force's plans, schedules, and costs, as outlined in the Bomber Roadmap, for equipping strategic bombers with conventional warfighting capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266977

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Congress
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guided Bombs
  • Guided Missiles
  • National Security
  • Naval Mines
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies