The Multinational F-16 Aircraft Program: Its Progress and Concerns.

Abstract

The F-16 multinational aircraft program is a multibillion dollar cooperative undertaking between the United States and four small North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. The program is complicated by a requirement that the United States place contracts totaling about $1.6 billion (in January 1975 dollars) with contractors located in these countries--Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway. This report discusses the progress and major program concerns requiring further attention and resolution. The report contains recommendations to the Secretary of Defense designed to improve the F-16 program's management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 1979
Accession Number
ADA141883

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Business Administration
  • Composite Materials
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Money
  • Nato
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.