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r Force leaders on Monday shrugged off concerns that the service got the projected 10-years cost of its next-generation bomber wrong to the tune of more than $27 billion.
Last year, the Air Force told Congress the estimated cost for developing the Long-Range Strike Bomber from fiscal years 2015 to 2024 would be $33.1 billion. This year, the service put the price tag at $58.2 billion between fiscal 2016 and 2026, a 76 percent increase.
The service has since said the actual cost should have been $41.7 billion all along. Beyond that, officials aren’t sweating how such an error occurred in what is estimated to be a $55 billion, multi-decade program.
“There has been no change in the costing factors over the last two years … it was a mistake. It was a regrettable mistake,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said during a Pentagon press briefing.
WNU Editor: Unbelievable .... and no one is getting fired. Now this is scary .... Will the US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber Cost $3 Billion Per Plane? (The Diplomat).
More News On The U.S. Air Force's Confusion On The Cost For Its Next Generation Bomber
The Air Force’s $25 Billion Bomber Blunder -- Time
US Air Force: Cost Error Won't Impact Bomber Planning -- Defense News
Air Force Secretary Cites Human Error in Botched Bomber Estimate -- Bloomberg
Contract for new U.S. long-range bomber due soon: Air Force secretary -- Reuters
Cost Estimates on New Air Force Bomber Draw Questions From Congress -- 24/7 Wall Street
Tell Congress How Much LRSB Will Cost: Rep. Speier To SecAF James -- Breaking Defense
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