03419oam 2200625zu 450 991022015590332120210807000949.00-8330-8488-7(CKB)2560000000315330(SSID)ssj0001578441(PQKBManifestationID)16254548(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001578441(PQKBWorkID)14860555(PQKB)11464197(EXLCZ)99256000000031533020160829d2013 uy engtxtccrDo joint fighter programs save money[Place of publication not identified]Rand2013Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8330-7456-3 Introduction -- Historical Joint Fighter and Other Joint Aircraft Programs: Analysis of Savings and Costs -- Joint Strike Fighter Program: Analysis of Savings and Costs -- Additional Implications of Joint Aircraft Programs -- Conclusions.In the past 50 years, the U.S. Department of Defense has pursued numerous joint aircraft programs, the largest and most recent of which is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Joint aircraft programs are thought to reduce Life Cycle Cost (LCC) by eliminating duplicate research, development, test, and evaluation efforts and by realizing economies of scale in procurement, operations, and support. But the need to accommodate different service requirements in a single design or common design family can lead to greater program complexity, increased technical risk, and common functionality or increased weight in excess of that needed for some variants, potentially leading to higher overall cost, despite these efficiencies. To help Air Force leaders (and acquisition decisionmakers in general) select an appropriate acquisition strategy for future combat aircraft, this report analyzes the costs and savings of joint aircraft acquisition programs. The project team examined whether historical joint aircraft programs have saved LCC compared with single-service programs. In addition, the project team assessed whether JSF is on track to achieving the joint savings originally anticipated at the beginning of full-scale development. Also examined were the implications of joint fighter programs for the health of the industrial base and for operational and strategic risk.F-35 (Military aircraft)CostsUnited StatesFighter planesLife cycle costingAir ForcesHILCCMilitary & Naval ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCF-35 (Military aircraft)CostsFighter planesLife cycle costingAir ForcesMilitary & Naval ScienceLaw, Politics & Government358.4/183Lorell Mark A851520Leonard Robert SLeonard Robert SAn David LAbramzon ShmuelMunson KennethKennedy MichaelKennedy MichaelGuffey Robert ARand CorporationUnited StatesPQKBBOOK9910220155903321Do joint fighter programs save money1901146UNINA