Figure 3-20 Updated.
Procurement of Air Force Fighter and Attack Aircraft |
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- This chart updates Figure 3-20 of CBO's February 2004 Web document. It shows past and projected purchases of fighter and attack aircraft for the Air Force measured by the number of aircraft (the top part of the chart) and in billions of 2005 dollars (the bottom part of the chart).
- JSF costs have increased since the February 2004 projection. During the FYDP period, total JSF funding has changed only slightly, although increased RDT&E costs are covered by deferring purchases to later years. Beyond the FYDP period, projected procurement costs for the JSF average about $1 billion more annually than in the February 2004 projection. At the end of the projection period, the JSF inventory is nearly 100 aircraft smaller than in the February 2004 projection.
- CBO projects that purchase quantities for tactical aircraft will be within steady-state ranges beginning in 2014.
- Funding labeled as for the "FB-22" is intended to represent whatever system the Air Force selects to fill its recently articulated desire to field an interim long-range strike platform prior to developing a new long-range bomber. CBO's projection assumes that the interim system is a derivative of the F/A-22.
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