Tactical Aircraft: DOD's Cancellation of the Joint Strike Fighter Alternate Engine Program was not Based on a Comprehensive Analysis

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) expects to purchase about 2,400 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, with potential international sales of 2,000 to 3,500 aircraft. When the number of aircraft engines and spare parts expected to be purchased is considered - along with the lifetime support needed to sustain the engines - the future financial investment will be significant. DOD implemented the JSF alternate engine development program in 1996 to provide competition between two engine manufacturers in an effort to achieve cost savings, improve performance, and gain other benefits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2006
Accession Number
AD1152268

Entities

People

  • Bruce Fairbairn
  • Gary Middleton
  • Matt Lea
  • Michael J. Sullivan
  • Mike Hazard

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economics
  • Engines
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Investments
  • Life Cycles
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Spare Parts
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security