C-17 Aircraft: Cost and Performance Issues.

Abstract

In recent years, there has been congressional concern about whether C-17 is the most cost-effective aircraft to meet the Air Force's airlift requirement. The Fiscal Year 1994 National Defense Authorization Act conference report contains a provision calling for GAO to assess the ( original justification and the effect of technical problems and cost increases on the aircraft's ability to achieve original program requirements. This report responds to that provision. It also discusses nature of the performance problems, the extent of the cost growth, results of the Department of Defense's (DOD) recent C-17 cost and operational effectiveness analysis.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291400

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airlift Operations
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Forward Areas
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Requirements
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Rear Areas
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Southwest Asia
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design