Air Force C-17 Aircraft Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

A total of 213 C-17s have been procured through FY2009, including eight that were procured in the FY2009 supplemental appropriations act (H.R. 2346/P.L. 111-32 of June 24, 2009). The Administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget proposes to end C-17 procurement and does not request any funding for the procurement of additional C-17s. The Administration argues that enough C-17s have now been procured to meet future operational needs. Supporters of procuring additional C-17s in FY2010 believe additional C-17s will be needed to meet future operational needs. The issue of how much airlift capability will be needed in the future is currently being examined in a congressionally mandated study being done by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and in a separate Department of Defense (DOD) study called the Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 2016 (MCRS-16), which is due to be completed by the end of 2009.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 19, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511441

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

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