John Young, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, cited the reason as excessive costs of the program which had increased over 70 percent with an estimated per-unit cost of US$14.5 million, up from US$8.5 million.
John Young, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, memberikan alas an pembatalan karena pembengkakan biaya sebesar 70% dengan perkiraan biaya per unit sebesar US $14,5 juta, meningkat dari US $8,5 juta.