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From: rkrouse@octel.com (Robert Rouse)
Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
Subject: follow up on black budget -- lots of info!
Message-ID: <1993Jun9.160029.17821@octel.com>
Date: 9 Jun 93 16:00:29 GMT
Organization: Octel Communications Corporation
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X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
[ Article crossposted from sci.skeptic ]
[ Author was Paul Vincent McGinnis ]
[ Posted on Tue, 8 Jun 93 02:15:12 PDT ]
NOTE: the following article contains material extracted from public documents -
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don't flame me for "violating national security!!!" It discusses the "Aurora"
spy plane, military "black" budgets, and even includes neutron beam weapons!!
This is a follow-up to previous messages I had posted on the subject of
the "Aurora" hypersonic spy plane and the Dept. of Defense's "black" budget.
In an earlier posting I mentioned that Item #15 in the Defense Critical
Technologies Plan was for "pulsed power". This was based on a one-page summary
in Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, p. 57, May 20, 1991. I had
assumed that "pulsed power" referred to the pulsating engines of "Aurora"
I tried to get the document in question, for 1992, as mentioned in the article.
I guess the local document depository has a limited budget, because they didn't
have it. However, I did read the Defense Critical Technologies Plan for fiscal
year '91 (DOD document # AD-A219 300). Item #15 (Pulsed Power) describes
high-energy weapons including rail guns (electromagnetic launchers in DOD
terminology) and neutral particle beams (which I had thought were impossible).
But back to "Aurora" - Item #14 in the Defense Critical Technologies Plan
describes air-breathing propulsion systems and includes this remark on page
A-154 : "Hypersonic aircraft have the potential to enhance military capability
to make high-speed intercepts and timely reconnaissance. Hypersonic
air-breathing technology is the second highest priority effort in this area."
To get more of a feel for how "black" programs operate, I read several reports
prepared by the House Armed Services Committee about defense procurement, the
Navy's cancelled A-12 Stealth fighter (the drawing of it looks like a two-man
flying pizza slice), and the B-2 Stealth fighter (which indicated that key
members of Congress knew a good deal and appear to have supported it because
subcontracts were given in 46 states and affected 383 Congressional districts).
Unfortunately a lot of the testimony had phrases like "we can't discuss that
in open session, we'll have to talk about it in the vault at the top of the
Capitol" particularly when discussing how the B-2 wasn't as stealthy as it was
supposed to be. Reading the budget documents shows me that the aerospace press
may be mistaken in identifying "Aurora" as "Senior Citizen". According to the
'93 budget, "Senior Citizen" is listed as a tactical aircraft (presumably the
TR-3A) while another project (under intelligence funding) describes "Senior
Year" operations. So, "Aurora" may actually be "Senior Year"
Without further adieu, here's a list of really secret Defense research &
development programs taken from the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1993 (House of Representatives Report 102-527). I bet you could
have all sorts of fun asking military types what these things are at a cocktail
party... Note: code names such as "Senior Citizen" are given in quotes.
Agency Description Program element #
------- ----------- ------------------
****** Technology base programs ******
Army "Tractor Field" 0602123A
Army electronic warfare technology 0602270A
****** Strategic programs ******
Army special programs 0102814A
Army classified program 0102830A
Army classified program 0102831A
Army world-wide military 0303152A
communications & control system
Air Force "Olympic" 0603105F
Air Force special evaluation program 0603110F
Air Force "Meridian" 0603115F
Air Force advanced strategic programs 0101815F
Air Force classified program 0102830F
Air Force classified program 0102831F
Air Force special applications programs 0305124F
Air Force special analysis activities 0305892F
****** Tactical programs ******
Army nuclear munitions - advanced 0603604A
development
Army armament enhancement initiative 0603639A
Army electronic warfare development 0604270A
Army classified program - advanced 0603754A
development
Air Force technical evaluation system 0603107F
Air Force joint tactical fusion program 0604321F
Air Force "Constant Help" 0207137F
Air Force "Seek Clock" 0207169F
Air Force special tactical unit 0207248F
detachments
Air Force "Copper Coast" 0207424F
Air Force tactical improvement program 0207433F
Air Force "Omega" 0207591F
Air Force "Have Flag" 0208042F
Air Force "Centennial" 0305142F
Air Force "Senior Citizen" 0401316F
****** Intelligence and communications ******
Army special Army program 0301359A
Army foreign counterintelligence 0305127A
activities
Navy technical reconnaissance 0301327N
& surveillance
Navy communications security (COMSEC) 0303401N
Navy special activities 0304111N
Air Force intelligence production 0301305F
activities
Air Force foreign technology division 0301310F
Air Force infrared/electro-optical/directed 0301314F
energy weapons
Air Force missile & space technical 0301315F
collection
Air Force "Senior Year" operations 0301317F
Air Force "Forest Green" 0301324F
Air Force intelligence telecom & defense 0301339F
special security
Air Force NUDET detection system 0301357F
Air Force communications security (COMSEC) 0303401F
Air Force special activities 0304111F
Air Force defense reconnaissance support 0305159F
DOD cryptologic activities 0301011G
DOD general defense intelligence 0301301L
DOD communications security (COMSEC) 0303401G
DOD defense reconnaissance support 0305159G
DOD computer security 0305167G
DOD intelligence planning & review 0305884L
DOD tactical cryptologic activities 0305885G
Now that I have budget info, I will try and work backwards through the budget
to get a ballpark cost for these programs. As can be seen above, the Air Force
is the worst offender for hiding their programs, with the Navy only hiding
the cost of programs that need to be really secret. Now, I have some material
to put together a FOIA request as a taxpayer!!
Paul McGinnis / TRADER@cup.portal.com