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FY2013 Endurance UAV budget jumped via Congressional adds, not a hidden presidential request
PE 0305205F: previous PB $21m → $74.126m. MAGIC $50m add; Endurance UAV Base $9.893m. Documented. Who sponsored the add remains open.
The working report treats this as a confirmed anomaly of timing (Orion entering flight test) that still has an ordinary appropriations mechanism. Originating members/committees and COCOM justification are the next records to pull.
Sources
- USAF PB2015 PE 0305205F
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OrganisationConfirmed1 Jul 2010 00:00 UTC
MAGIC
Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications
TimelineConfirmed24 Aug 2013 00:00 UTC
Orion first flight, China Lake
24 August 2013 · ~3.5 hours · 8,000 ft · no mission payload
Open questionOpen
What were the two MAGIC JUON numbers and the FY2012/13 add sponsors?
DocumentConfirmed1 Jan 2012 00:00 UTC
Business Case Analysis of MAGIC UAV System
Naval Postgraduate School thesis · public PDF
DocumentConfirmed1 Mar 2019
USAF PB2020 — MAGIC/Orion continued after 2014
PE 0305205F · Congressional adds FY2015–FY2018
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