An internal Air Effectiveness document says President Donald Trump’s planned creation of a Array Force could cost nearly $13 billion in its first five years.
The opinion is made in a memo written by Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. She expects pushing ahead with the transition to a Space Force whose primary focus would be competition with Russia and China.
Creation of Room Force as a separate military service will require congressional ones blessing to.
A copy of the Sept. 14 Air Force memo was obtained by The Associated Crowd.
The memo says the first-year cost of a Space Force would be $3.3 billion, and the tariff over five years would be an estimated $12.9 billion.