Strategic Bomber: Issues Relating to the B-1B's Availability and Ability to Perform Conventional Missions

NSIAD-94-81 Published: Jan 10, 1994. Publicly Released: Jan 10, 1994.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed issues concerning the B-1B bomber as its operational orientation shifts from nuclear to conventional missions, focusing on the: (1) operational status of the B-1B fleet; and (2) impact of engine problems and structural cracks on the availability of B-1B aircraft.

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