DoD IG Criticizes Air Force Reaper Buy
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 didnt know why it was gong to buy that many, the Pentagons 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 reports 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.