United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-09-29 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-180 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180 P0b002ee1803800d9 f:ns95180 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180 NSIAD-95-180 Military aircraft Combat readiness Reductions in force Military cost control Military procurement Military inventories Fighter aircraft Military training F-4 Aircraft F-15 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft F-111 Aircraft F-117 Aircraft A-10 Aircraft F/A-18 Aircraft F-14 Aircraft A-6 Aircraft AV-8B Aircraft DOD Bottom-Up Review F/A-18E/F Aircraft Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the trend in the number of backup aircraft maintained by the Air Force and Navy, focusing on the: (1) actions that the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services have taken in response to prior recommendations to validate backup aircraft requirements; and (2) opportunities to remove unneeded backup aircraft from the force in order to minimize the cost of operating and maintaining combat-designated aircraft.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Air Force and Navy/Marine Corps operate and maintain about one backup aircraft for every two combat-designated fighter aircraft; (2) the Air Force and Navy/Marine Corps will achieve the Bottom-Up Review's goals to reduce the size of the combat-designated aircraft forces by the end of fiscal year 1996; (3) the Air Force has not developed supportable plans for structuring and managing backup forces and justifying the procurement of backup aircraft; (4) realistic criteria are needed prior to the procurement of backup aircraft systems to prevent the Air Force and Navy/Marine Corps from buying more aircraft than needed; and (5) if attrition aircraft in excess of short-term needs are stored until needed, the Air Force could reduce operation and maintenance costs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-180 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-180 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-180; Aircraft Requirements: Air Force and Navy Need to Establish Realistic Criteria for Backup Aircraft; Military aircraft Combat readiness Reductions in force Military cost control Military procurement Military inventories Fighter aircraft Military training F-4 Aircraft F-15 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft F-111 Aircraft F-117 Aircraft A-10 Aircraft F/A-18 Aircraft F-14 Aircraft A-6 Aircraft AV-8B Aircraft DOD Bottom-Up Review F/A-18E/F Aircraft