Air Force padded its $13 billion Space Force estimate, analyst says

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The Air Force’s estimate that President Trump’s Space Force will cost $13 billion is likely inflated, said Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The estimate appears to include more airmen than the service would need and a $1 billion command facility that might not be necessary, Harrison told reporters during a budget briefing at the think tank.

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