Army Logistics: Status of Proposed Support Plan for Apache Helicopter.

Abstract

Consistent with the results of the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review, the Department of Defense (DOD) has embarked on a strategy to reengineer its logistics support for weapon systems, placing greater reliance on the private sector for this support. The Apache AH-64 helicopter has been designated by DOD as a pilot effort for implementing this new strategy. 1 At the same time, the Army has been considering a logistics support concept called Prime Vendor Support (PVS) for the Apache helicopter. Apache PVS is a contractor's proposal to use commercial practices to reengineer logistics support, improve readiness, reduce life-cycle costs and provide savings that can be used to modernize the Apache aircraft. 3 The program is also intended to rely on private-sector capital to upgrade Apache components and to manage the parts pipeline. The program also corresponds with an Army General Officer Steering Committee's desire to seek ways to reengineer logistics support for the Apache helicopter, lower costs, and provide savings for modernization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA365554

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Army Aviation
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reliability

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.