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HASC Wants Air Force To Review GBSD Approach To Find Cost Reduction Opportunities

HASC Wants Air Force To Review GBSD Approach To Find Cost Reduction Opportunities
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test on Feb. 5 last year at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Air Force to review its approach to the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, to include identifying potential steps for reducing costs and introducing more opportunities for competition in the operation and maintenance phase. The panel’s draft version of the next National Defense Authorization Act notes the GBSD effort to develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile is expected to total $100 billion and calls on the Secretary of the Air Force to…

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