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Air Force’s New Aerial Spy System Is Ill-Defined, GAO Says
- Pentagon cost office sees planned system as ‘high-risk’
- GAO review an early look at ‘Advanced Battle Management’ plan
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The U.S. Air Force’s plan to replace its primary air-to-ground surveillance aircraft with a family of sensors for aviators, sailor and soldiers is risky and ill-defined so far, according to congressional auditors.
The Pentagon’s cost assessment office found that it’s “a high-risk effort and the Air Force has not provided sufficient programmatic detail,” the Government Accountability Office revealed in a report released Thursday.