Is the Joint Air Force/Navy Alternate Engine Program Workable? GAO Thinks not as Presently Structured.

Abstract

This report describes the joint Air Force/Navy alternate engine program and discusses the need to (1) identify program objectives and (2) structure the program on a realistic basis that avoids taking overly ambitious steps under the guise of a modification program. The report also suggests that the program as presently conceived may not satisfy the directive of the Defense Appropriations Conference Committee and perhaps should be terminated. Our review of the joint services' alternate engine program is part of an overall review of the Department of Defense's acquisition process for aircraft gas turbine engines. The alternate engine program is one of the first derivative fighter engine programs initiated under the Air Force's new concept for engine development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084709

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterburners
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engine Components
  • Engineering
  • Engines
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Gas Turbines
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Resilience
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbine Blades
  • Turbines
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design