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F-22 aircraft: Air Force needs to better document options before making critical decisions : report to congressional committees.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--Decision making--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force--Planning--Evaluation.
- Transparency (Ethics) in government--United States.
- Transparency (Ethics) in government.
- F-22 (Jet fighter plane).
- Airplanes, Military--United States--Management.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (i, 27 pages) : color illustrations
- Other Title:
- Air Force needs to better document options before making critical decisions
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2024.
- Summary:
- The Air Force faces challenging decisions in modernizing its current aircraft while developing advanced capabilities to meet future threats. One such decision is whether to upgrade or divest 32 F-22 aircraft known as Block 20. The Air Force has not upgraded these to the same level as its 150 Block 30/35 aircraft--the modernized portion of the F-22 fleet. The Air Force's fiscal year 2023 budget proposal included Block 20 divestment, with the intent to use the savings to develop new types of aircraft. which the Air Force (1) had sufficient information to propose repealing the prohibition of divesting Block 20 aircraft, (2) had sufficient information to support upgrading Block 20 aircraft, and (3) has guidance to inform its divestment decisions. Congress should consider requiring the Air Force to provide it with data and analyses before making certain aircraft divestment determinations. GAO is making two recommendations for the Air Force to fully document the options for divesting and upgrading Block 20 aircraft. The Air Force did not concur with GAO's recommendations.
- Contents:
- Background.
- Air Force made F-22 Block 20 divestment decision without gathering and documenting critical information, including the impact on training and testing missions.
- Air Force did not fully assess and document options to upgrade F-22 Block 20 aircraft.
- Air Force did not ensure it provided key information to Congress.
- Conclusions.
- Matter for congressional consideration.
- Recommendations for executive action.
- Agency comments and our evaluation.
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "June 2024."
- "GAO-24-106639."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed Aug. 29, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1441415090
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