F-35 Sustainment: DoD Needs to Address Key Uncertainties as It Re-Designs the Aircrafts Logistics System
Abstract
The Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is integral to supporting F-35 aircraft operations and maintenance. However, F-35 personnel at 5 locations GAO visited for its March 2020 report cited several challenges. For example, users at all 5 locations we visited stated that electronic records of F-35 parts in ALIS are frequently incorrect, corrupt, or missing, resulting in the system signaling that an aircraft should be grounded in cases where personnel know that parts have been correctly installed and are safe for flight. At times, F-35 squadron leaders have decided to fly an aircraft when ALIS has signaled not to, thus assuming operational risk to meet mission requirements. GAO found that DOD had not (1) developed a performance-measurement process for ALIS to define how the system should perform or (2) determined how ALIS issues were affecting overall F-35 fleet readiness, which remains below warfighter requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 22, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1123105
Entities
People
- Diana Maurer
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office