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White Paper Says Block 30 Cancellation Based On Questionable Numbers

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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Pentagon and congressional stakeholders should re-evaluate the Air Force’s decision to cancel the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aerial system (UAS) in favor of the legacy U-2 spy plane because the decision is based on questionable cost and capability estimates and because it is bad for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) efforts in both the short and long terms, according to a white paper released recently. Rebecca Grant, president of IRIS Research, said in her white paper Global Hawk Block…

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