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Annual Aviation Inventory and Funding PlanPart I – Executive Summary
Introduction
Section 231a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1069 of the NationalDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual, long-term aviation plan for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, toinclude unmanned systems, for all Services and for combatant commanders that have aircraftassigned to them. This report responds to that requirement.Guided by the new strategic guidance,
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Century Defense, and by the January 2012 Defense Budget Priorities and Choices, this planrepresents the Department’s commitment to a balanced force: one that is able to meet the uniquedemands of current conflicts, while providing the flexibility to respond to a broad spectrum of future challenges.The FY 2013-2017 Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and the long-term aviation forcestructure and funding plans presented in this document are shaped by the following primarymissions defined in the new strategic guidance:
Counter Terrorism and Irregular Warfare;
Deter and Defeat Aggression;
Project Power Despite Anti-Access/Area Denial Challenges;
Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction;
Operate Effectively in Cyberspace;
Operate Effectively in Space;
Maintain a Safe, Secure, and Effective Nuclear Deterrent;
Defend the Homeland and Provide Support to Civil Authorities;
Provide a Stabilizing Presence;
Conduct Stability and Counterinsurgency Operations; and
Conduct Humanitarian, Disaster Relief, and Other Operations;