Tactical Aircraft: Comparison of F-22A and Legacy Fighter Modernization Programs

Abstract

The Air Force expects to invest a total of $9.7 billion in F-22A modernization through 2023. The Air Force and Navy have modernized many of their fighter and attack aircraft over the past several decades. Given this historical experience and concerns about the mounting cost of F-22A modernization, GAO was asked to examine the history of the modernization programs of theF-15, F-16, and F/A-18, and compare those legacy programs with the F-22A modernization program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1174250

Entities

People

  • Bruce Fairbairn
  • Laura Greifner
  • Marie Ahearn
  • Marvin Bonner
  • Michael J. Sullivan
  • Robert Miller
  • Roxanna Sun
  • Travis Masters

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Superiority Fighters
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Navigation
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Geotechnical Engineering.