Information on the A-12 Default Termination

Abstract

The A-12 was being developed to provide a stealthy replacement for the Navy's aging fleet of A-6 medium attack aircraft, which are no longer in production. Full-scale development of the A-12 by the contractor team of General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas (the Team) had been underway since January 1988 when the Team was awarded a fixed-price incentive contract with a target price of $4.4 billion and a ceiling price of $4.8 billion. At the request of the Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, we have reviewed and reported on the Navy's total cost of the A-12 program and aircraft requirements. Our current work is focusing on alternatives to the A-12 aircraft, and the financial implications of the termination including government liability and the deferral agreement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 1991
Accession Number
AD1150224

Entities

People

  • Brad Hathaway
  • Paul F. Math

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Composite Wings
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Incentive Contracts
  • Inventory
  • Law
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies