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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 281

Sec. 281. REVIEW AND REPORT ON NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE CAPABILITIES

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## SEC. 281 REVIEW AND REPORT ON NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE CAPABILITIES ###
(a)Reviews ####
(1)In general The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall conduct— #####
(A)a non-advocate review of the next generation air dominance initiative of the Air Force; #####
(B)a non-advocate review of the next generation air dominance initiative of the Navy; and #####
(C)a non-advocate review of the business case analysis developed by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics regarding the Digital Century Series Aircraft acquisition strategy of the Air Force. ####
(2)Elements #####
(A)The reviews under paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) shall include an assessment of— ######
(i)all risks associated with cost, schedule, development, integration, production, fielding, and sustainment of next generation air dominance capabilities; ######
(ii)the technological maturity of significant hardware and software efforts planned or carried out as part of the development of such capabilities; and ######
(iii)affordability goals that the Air Force and the Navy (as the case may be) will be required to achieve during development, production, and sustainment activities for such capabilities that will not jeopardize or otherwise be detrimental to other high-priority future capabilities being developed and procured to support and execute other primary core competencies and missions. #####
(B)The review under paragraph (1)(C) shall include an assessment of— ######
(i)methods, objectives, risks, ground rules, and assumptions; ######
(ii)validity, accuracy, and deficiencies in knowledge and data used in support of the analysis; ######
(iii)financial and nonfinancial business benefits and impacts; ######
(iv)likelihood of risks to materialize; and ######
(v)conclusions, recommendations, and any other information the Director believes to be relevant to the review. ###
(b)Reports The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees— ####
(1)a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to the Air Force; ####
(2)a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a)(1)(B) with respect to the Navy; and ####
(3)a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a)(1)(C).
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