Military Airlift: Status of C-17 Aircraft Development Program.

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Abstract:

The C-17 military transport, being developed for the Air Force by McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Douglas Aircraft Company, is designed to airlift substantial payloads over long ranges without refueling. The Air Force originally planned to buy 210 C-17 aircraft. However, in April 1990, as a result of the Major Aircraft Review, the Secretary of Defense reduced the planned purchase to 120 production aircraft at an estimated cost of 35.8 billion. The aircraft is being developed and produced under a fixed-price incentive contract awarded in 1982. In addition to the test aircraft and two non-flying test airframes, the contract includes two options lots I and II for a total of six production aircraft. The ceillng price of the development contract, including both lots of production aircraft, is 6.637 billion. A separate fixed price contract for a third production lot of four aircraft was awarded on July 30,1991, with a target price of 1.026 billion and a ceiling price of 1.215 billion. The C-17 program is presently in the low-rate-initial-production phase. The full-rate-production decision is planned for March 1995.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
Supplementary Note:
Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters.
Pagination:
0015

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO/NSIAD-92-205BR
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*COSTS, *TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, *AIRLIFT OPERATIONS, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE, AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY, CONTRACTS, MILITARY AIRCRAFT, PRODUCTION, TARGETS, TEST VEHICLES, AIRFRAMES, INCENTIVE CONTRACTS, CEILING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Transport Aircraft, Economics and Cost Analysis
Keyword(s):
C 17 AIRCRAFT, MILITARY AIRLIFT
Report Date:
1992 Apr 01