Air Force Major Defense Acquisition Program Cost Growth Is Driven by Three Space Programs and the F-35A Fiscal Year 2013 President's Budget Selected Acquisition Reports

Controlling costs in Major Defense Acquisition Programs is essential to the overall affordability of Air Force modernization plans. A handful of ongoing and recently terminated programs account for substantially higher cost growth in recent Air Force programs compared with complete programs. Cost gr...

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Main Authors Leonard, Robert S, Wallace, Akilah
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published RAND Corporation 08.12.2014
Subjects
Air forces and warfare
History
History and Archaeology
Military engineering
Military forces and sectors
Military history
Other technologies and applied sciences
Society and Social Sciences
Technology
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
thema EDItEUR
Warfare and defence
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Summary:Controlling costs in Major Defense Acquisition Programs is essential to the overall affordability of Air Force modernization plans. A handful of ongoing and recently terminated programs account for substantially higher cost growth in recent Air Force programs compared with complete programs. Cost growth to date in four continuing large-dollar programs must be contained to ensure affordability of the Air Force’s long-term investment plans.
ISBN:0833084364
9780833084361
0833089943
9780833089946
DOI:10.7249/j.ctt14bs2v4