Air Force Next-Generation Bomber: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

As part of its proposed FY2010 defense budget, the Administration proposed deferring the start of a program to develop a next-generation bomber (NGB) for the Air Force, pending the completion of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and associated Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and in light of strategic arms control negotiations with Russia. The Administration's proposed FY2010 budget requested no funding specifically identified in public budget documents as being for an NGB program. Prior to the submission of the FY2010 budget, the Air Force was conducting research and development work aimed at fielding a next-generation bomber by 2018. Although the proposed FY2010 defense budget proposed deferring the start of an NGB program, the Secretary of Defense and Air Force officials in 2009 have expressed support for the need to eventually start such a program. The Air Force's FY2010 unfunded requirements list (URL)-a list of programs desired by the Air Force but not funded in the Air Force's proposed FY2010 budget-includes a classified $140-million item that some press accounts have identified as being for continued work on a next-generation bomber.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 25, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511505

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  • Jeremiah J. Gertler

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  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Composite Materials
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

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