Although the F/A-18E/F met its key performance parameters, such as range and carrier suitability, the operational testers' comparisons of the F/A- l8E/F to the existing F/A-18C showed that the F/A-18E/F did not demonstrate superior operational performance over the existing F/A-18C aircraft. The testers compared the operational effectiveness of the F/A-18C6 to the F/A-18E/F in 18 operational mission areas such as interdiction, fighter escort, combat air patrol, air combat maneuvering, and air-to-air weapons. Using a numerical scale, the testers rated the F/A-18E/F's operational effectiveness essentially the same as the F/A-18C's.
Defense Acquisitions: F/A-18E/F Aircraft Does Not Meet All Criteria for Multilayer Procurement
2000
29 pages
Report
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English
Aircraft , Management Practice , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Acquisition , Operational effectiveness , Jet fighters , Military procurement , Flight maneuvers , Defense systems , Layers , Parameters , Interdiction , Airborne , Numerical analysis , Test equipment , Scale , Aerial warfare , Air to air missiles , Combat patrols , F/a-18e/f aircraft , F/a-18 aircraft