Tag Archives: Black Budget

Having little congressional oversight, and virtually no public scrutiny, programs developed within this black world enjoy almost unlimited access to financial backing regardless of their probability of success.

This article will highlight three specific programs which were test flown in the 1980’s, 1990’s, and one which is still ongoing today.

The expressed purpose of the exhibit was to garner additional support for classified “black”, or SAR “special access required” programs.

The “Brilliant Buzzard” was born out of an Air Force need to continue dependable access to space in 1983 after multiple space shuttle launch delays...