DoD IG Criticizes Air Force Reaper Buy [View all]

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http://breakingdefense.com/2014/10/dod-ig-criticizes-size-of-air-force-reaper-buy/



DoD IG Criticizes Air Force Reaper Buy
By Colin Clark on October 01, 2014 at 6:44 PM

WASHINGTON: The Air Force planned to buy 401 Reaper drones for $76.8 billion but didn’t know why it was gong to buy that many, the Pentagon’s Inspector General says in a new report.

“This occurred because Air Combat Command officials did not:

* follow the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System requirement to obtain Joint Requirements Oversight Council approval for an increase in procurement quantity; and
* conduct and maintain consistent, complete, and verifiable analyses for determining the necessary aircraft quantity.

“As a result,” the report’s summary says, “the Air Force risks spending approximately $8.8 billion to purchase, operate, and maintain 46 MQ-9 aircraft it may not need.”

Sadly for you and me, dear reader, the report is classified For Official Use Only, which means we only get to read a summary of the report.