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

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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 Forces plans, schedules, and costs, as outlined in the Bomber Roadmap, for equipping strategic bombers with conventional warfighting capabilities.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
Supplementary Note:
Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of representatives.
Pagination:
0069

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO/NSIAD-93-45
Monitor Series:
GAO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_7_Protection; JCA_7.1.1_Prevent Kinetic Attack; JCA_7.1_Prevent; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*STRATEGIC BOMBING, CONVENTIONAL WARFARE, BOMBER AIRCRAFT
Field(s)/Group(s):
Bombers
Keyword(s):
BOMBER ROADMAP, B 52 AIRCRAFT, B 1B AIRCRAFT, B2 AIRCRAFT
Report Date:
1993 Feb 01