Accession Number:

ADA235159

Title:

Naval Aviation: Navy A-12 Aircraft Funding Status

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1991-03-22

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

In the 1980s the Navy began a program to replace its aging fleet of A-6 medium attack aircraft with a new aircraft-the A-12-with stealth technology. In January 1988 the Navy awarded the team of General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Corporation a 4.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the full-scale development phase of the program. It was envisioned that once the A-12 was developed for the Navy, the Air Force would develop a version of the plane-the Advanced Tactical Aircraft-to replace its FB-111 and F-15E aircraft. In December 1989 the Secretary of Defense directed a Major Aircraft Review of four aircraft programs, including the A-12. As a result of this reviews findings, the Secretary of Defense testified in April 1990 that the A-12s projected first flight would take place by early 1991 and that the full-scale development program would be completed within the original contract cost estimate.

Descriptors:

• *NAVAL AVIATION
• AIRCRAFT
• CONTRACTS
• INCENTIVE CONTRACTS
• TEAMS(PERSONNEL)
• COST ESTIMATES
• COSTS
• FLEETS(SHIPS)
• AIR FORCE
• AGING(MATERIALS)

Subject Categories:

• Attack and Fighter Aircraft
• Administration and Management

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE