The V-22 Controversy

Abstract

In the early to late 198015, the V-22 Osprey was on-track to full production, until the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) unexpectedly canceled the program in 1989. Cancellation of the V-22 program caused a firestorm of opposition in Congress in the end all sides appear to have won. OSD cancellation of the V-22 program and subsequent Congressional reaction set the stage for a unique political battle amongst varied interests. The "bureaucratic politics" employed by the various actors in the cancellation and resurrection of the V-22 will be examined under the lights of Congressional, OSD, Bell-Boeing and Marine Corps interests. The essence of "bureaucratic politics" as applied to this case can be characterized as the malevolently emotional and tangential political route the V-22 program has travelled.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 1992
Accession Number
ADA440855

Entities

People

  • Phil Tracy
  • Stafford
  • Stevenson

Organizations

  • National War College

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  • Cyber
  • Space

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  • Aerospace Industry
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  • Congress
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  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.