Navy and Air Force Aircraft Fuel Cells

Abstract

This audit was performed in response to a DoD Hotline complaint regarding DoD procurement of aircraft fuel cells. The complainant alleged that foreign-manufactured fuel cells were of better quality and had a longer useful life than domestically manufactured fuel cells. The complainant also alleged that domestic manufacturers were attempting to eliminate foreign competition to enable domestic manufacturers to dictate prices. This report was based on our evaluation of the quality and pricing of foreign and domestic fuel cells procured by DoD for two types of Navy and Air Force helicopters. We evaluated the quality and pricing of Army helicopter fuel cells in Inspector General, DoD, Report No. 94-001, "Aircraft Fuel Cell Procurements,'? October 13, 1993. See Prior Audits and Other Reviews, Part I, for a summary of our evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 1994
Accession Number
ADA375569

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Aircraft
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Fuel Cells
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Naval Aviation
  • Procurement
  • Shelf Life

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology