Intended to replace older models of aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, the F-35 is a fighter aircraft with stealth capabilities that reduce the chance of detection by radar and heat-seeking missiles. The Department of Defense (DoD) plans to spend almost $350 billion (in fiscal year 2017 dollars) from 1994 through 2044 to develop and procure F-35s. The department expects to spend almost twice as much to operate and support the aircraft over their lifetimes; a sizable portion of that spending will go toward the aircraft's depot-level maintenance. This report examines the depot-level maintenance experiences of aging combat aircraft currently in use by DoD and provides insights for the Congress and DoD to consider as the F-35 fleet enters service.
Depot-Level Maintenance of DoD's Combat Aircraft: Insights for the F-35
2018
19 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Logistics, Military Facilities, & Supplies , Air force , Air force facilities , Aircrafts , Airframes , Department of defense , Fighter aircraft , Governments , Logistics , Maintenance , Maintenance personnel , National security , Procurement , Storage , Structural components , Test and evaluation , United states , Warfare
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