Should the Congress require the purchase of more than one type of lower cost fighter aircraft for the Air Force in order to insure competition. How would such a competition affect the costs and capabilities of the fleet. These will be important questions as the Congress continues debate over the Department of Defense budget for 1986. Key contenders in any competition are likely to be the F-16SC, a new version of the F-16C aircraft that is currently being purchased from General Dynamics, and the F-20 aircraft recently developed by the Northrop Corporation. This analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) assesses the costs and effects of alternative procurement profiles that could result from a competition. The study responds to questions posed during hearings before the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective analysis, the study contains no recommendations.


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