Tactical Combat Forces of the United States Air Force: Issues and Alternatives
Abstract
In the past few years, the Congress has restrained spending for tactical aircraft in the Air Force. These funding decisions, and similar ones that could be debated in the future, will have important effects on the Air Force's ability to expand the size of its tactical air forces while simultaneously modernizing these forces and retiring older planes. Longer-term decisions about aircraft development will influence force size and composition through this century and into the next. This analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) presents the effects of the Administration's current tactical aircraft plans on cost and modernization. It also considers alternatives to the Administration's plans and discusses the effects of current plans for fighter development on future forces. The study was requested by the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective analysis, the study contains no recommendations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA616262
Entities
People
- Bob Kornfeld
- Lane Pierrot
Organizations
- Congressional Budget Office