Navy's F/A-18 Program Faces Budget Concerns and Performance Limitations as Aircraft Enter the Fleet.

Abstract

This report discusses the Navy's F/A-18 strike-fighter program and three issues which it is facing: F/A-18 funding practices, performance problems, and fleet introduction. This review was made to determine: The amount of F/A-18 support funds used to finance budget shortfalls and overruns and the operational effect of this financing practice on the Navy's ability to adequately support the aircraft; and The operational test and evaluation results and the effect of performance problems on the aircraft's operational effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129471

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Combat Readiness
  • Congress
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • National Security
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.