Hazardous Material Management for the T-45 Undergraduate Jet Pilot Training System.
Abstract
Introduction. The T-45 Undergraduate Jet Pilot Training System (the T-45TS), an Acquisition Category IC program, is a Navy program designed to provide the necessary tools to train carrier and strike aviators for the Navy and Marine Corps. The T-45TS consists of T-45A/C aircraft with supporting ground equipment, contractor maintenance, and a pilot training integration system that incorporates classroom academics, sophisticated flight simulators, and a training support center. The T-45TS supports a pilot training rate of 361 pilots per year. In FY 1995, the T-45TS began full-rate production. The Program Office plans to acquire a total of 234 aircraft by FY 2005 and estimated life-cycle costs for the T-45TS Program to total about $15.4 billion. Objectives. The Joint Logistics Commanders requested an audit of hazardous material management for major Defense systems. The T-45TS is one of nine programs included in the audit. The overall audit objective was to evaluate the adequacy of planning and providing for the reduction and control of hazardous materials used in the design, manufacture, maintenance, and disposal for the T-45TS. Specifically, we evaluated whether the program manager managed the selection, use, and disposal of hazardous materials so that DoD would incur the lowest cost required to protect human health and the environment over the system's life cycle that is consistent with the system's cost, schedule, and performance goals. We also evaluated the management control program as it related to the audit objective.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 21, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA366328
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense