The Congress had expressed concern about whether the C-17 was the most cost-effective airlifter for the Air Force to procure, given the aircraft's history of cost, schedule, and performance problems. The Congress had required the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a Non-Developmental Airlift Aircraft program to acquire a commercially available transport aircraft as a substitute for or complement to a fleet of C-17s. As a result of a November 1995 decision by the Defense Acquisition Board, DOD plans to buy 120 C-17s and no commercially available transport aircraft. DOD concluded that the advantages of buying the C-17 outweighed any potential cost savings from acquiring a mixed fleet. Given the $43 billion price for the C-17 program, Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse asked GAO to explore whether less costly alternatives to procuring 120 aircraft exist while still satisfying the nation's airlift requirements. This report responds to that request.


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    Title :

    Military Airlift. Options Exist for Meeting Requirements While Acquiring Fewer C-17s


    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    64 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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