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B-2 Bomber
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Portions of the Pentagon's Department of Operational Test and Evaluation 2003 Annual Report
April 16, 2004
Is the Air Force Spending Itself into Unilateral Disarmament? With its ever increasing commitment to complex, expensive, high-tech weapons and willingness to advance the cause of defense contractors, the Pentagon is on a path that will actually degrade U.S. fighting forces. For example, at the start of the cold war, America's long-range bombing fleet consisted of 1,380 B-47s and 680 B-52s. Those bombers have declined significantly in number since the advent of fewer and more expensive bombers like the B-1B and B-2 Spirit.
August 2, 2001
The U.S. military budget is fast approaching cold war spending levels, and the cost of developing, testing and procuring new military aircraft is spinning out of control. As the per copy cost of military aircraft rises, older aircraft are not being replaced on a one-to-one basis. The cause for concern: The number of aircraft in the U.S. fleet is declining so fast that the Air Force’s control of the skies could be threatened in the future.
Related Resources
Air Force Programs: B-2 Bomber
Pentagon, Operational Test and Evaluation 2003 Annual Report
April 16, 2004
