Operational Testing and Evaluation of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Abstract
We conducted the audit in response to a request by the Honorable Russell D. Feingold, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. The Senator was concerned about the quality of operational testing and evaluation provided in support of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program production decisions. He was also concerned that the Office of the Secretary of Defense might not have received timely information on the problem known as wing drop. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a major model upgrade to the F/A-18 aircraft. It is a high-performance twin-engine, mid-wing multi-mission tactical aircraft designed to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet, the A-6E Intruder, and the F-14 Tomcat aircraft. Our objective was to evaluate and monitor the process for planning, executing, and reporting operational test results in support of the third low-rate production decision made on January 29, 1999, and in preparing for the operational evaluation that began in May 1999, for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program. We also determined when F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program officials provided the Office of the Secretary of Defense with timely information on the wing drop problem.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA366987
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense