GAO Doubts Air Force's Ability to Deliver SBIRS Low On Time

By Dan Dupont / February 28, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force may be unable to deliver on its plans to deploy a satellite system considered crucial to Pentagon missile defense systems, according to a new report. The General Accounting Office believes the service is at "high risk" of not delivering the Space Based Infrared System-Low "on time or at cost or with expected performance," the Feb. 28 report states. "While the Air Force's previous schedules for SBIRS Low provided for the results of a flight test of crucial...

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