LEADER 03419oam 2200625zu 450 001 9910220155903321 005 20210807000949.0 010 $a0-8330-8488-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000315330 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001578441 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16254548 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001578441 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14860555 035 $a(PQKB)11464197 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000315330 100 $a20160829d2013 uy 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDo joint fighter programs save money 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cRand$d2013 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8330-7456-3 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aF-35 (Military aircraft)$xCosts$zUnited States 606 $aFighter planes 606 $aLife cycle costing 606 $aAir Forces$2HILCC 606 $aMilitary & Naval Science$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 615 0$aF-35 (Military aircraft)$xCosts 615 0$aFighter planes 615 0$aLife cycle costing 615 7$aAir Forces 615 7$aMilitary & Naval Science 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 676 $a358.4/183 700 $aLorell$b Mark A$0851520 702 $aLeonard$b Robert S 702 $aLeonard$b Robert S 702 $aAn$b David L 702 $aAbramzon$b Shmuel 702 $aMunson$b Kenneth 702 $aKennedy$b Michael 702 $aKennedy$b Michael 702 $aGuffey$b Robert A 712 02$aRand Corporation 712 02$aUnited States 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220155903321 996 $aDo joint fighter programs save money$91901146 997 $aUNINA