A Space Force may only cost the Pentagon $550 million more per year, amounting to only a fraction of the estimate put forth by the U.S. Air Force, according to a defense budget analyst.
While the total cost for a Space Force could amount to as much as $21.5 billion annually, most of that money is already accounted for in the Defense Department’s budget for space personnel, operations, and procurement, according to Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"Most of this is just a simple matter of reorganization and whether or not you think that’s worth it," Harrison told Defense One on Monday. "The added cost is a handful of F-35s or less than the audit. I don’t think cost actually should be that big of factor in their decision. I think a bigger factor is whether or not it’s needed."
Harrison analyzed the costs for small, medium, and large forces, pegging the cost of a Space Force between $300 million and $550 million per year in additional funds.
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2 comments:
Aliens already run a space force that protects Earth.Why do you think we are still alive?
And a $5 billion aircraft carrier ends up costing $11 billion. Airplanes end up costing nearly twice as much as the original 'estimates' and the amount of planes needed is cut by 2/3 of original requested numbers. Never believe the numbers the government gives.
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