United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-07-25 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-991T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T P0b002ee1803a2cd2 f:d06991t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T GAO-06-991T Air Force procurement Comparative analysis Cost analysis Cost overruns Defense capabilities Fighter aircraft Investment planning Military aircraft Military cost control Multiyear contracts Procurement planning Program management Schedule slippages Tactical air forces F-15 Aircraft F-22 Raptor Aircraft Joint Strike Fighter Testimony A57443

The F-22A--the Air Force's next generation air superiority fighter aircraft--incorporates a low observable (stealth) and highly maneuverable airframe, advanced integrated avionics, and a new engine capable of sustained supersonic flight without the use of afterburners. The F-22A acquisition history is a case study in increased cost and schedule inefficiency. Since the program's inception in 1986, the Air Force has added new requirements, more than doubled the length of the acquisition schedule, cut purchase quantities by more than 75 percent, and increased total acquisition unit costs by more than 100 percent. The F-22A program's significant cost and schedule growth is illustrative of a number of systemic problems in the Department of Defense's (DOD) major weapon system acquisitions. Currently, DOD is proposing to buy the remaining 60 F-22As under a 3-year contract. At the Congress's request, GAO was asked for its views on DOD's latest plan to restructure the program and on the Air Force's request for authority to enter into a multiyear contract to implement this restructuring. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T.pdf GAO-06-991T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-991T Testimony GAO-06-991T; Tactical Aircraft: Questions Concerning the F-22A's Business Case; Air Force procurement Comparative analysis Cost analysis Cost overruns Defense capabilities Fighter aircraft Investment planning Military aircraft Military cost control Multiyear contracts Procurement planning Program management Schedule slippages Tactical air forces F-15 Aircraft F-22 Raptor Aircraft Joint Strike Fighter Title 10 Section 2306b 10 U.S.C. 2306b Public Law 107-314 Public Law 108-287 Public Law 109-148