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Ending F-22A production : costs and industrial base implications of alternative options
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Year: 2010 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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In April 2009, the Department of Defense decided to terminate production of the F-22A Raptor and close the production line after the last aircraft delivery. In advance of the decision, the Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to identify the costs and implications of various shutdown options on the industrial base. Because the F-22A manufacturing base is complex, shutting down the production line without making any investment in preserving key elements of production capability would make it expensive and difficult to restart production in the future, if that were desired. This monograph evaluates the implications of three shutdown options for the F-22A industrial capability: shutdown; shutdown and restart; and "warm" production, in which a small number of aircraft are produced until and if a decision is made to return to full-rate production. Issues such as the availability of skilled labor, processes, facilities, and tooling used by firms supporting F-22A production, are likely to affect some suppliers.


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Lessons learned from the F/A-22 and F/A-18 E/F development programs
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Year: 2005 Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation,

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How can the Air Force and the other services profit from the experience of these two very different development programs? The F/A-18E/F is a new platform, but it incorporates some of the key components of the legacy platform. The F/A-22, on the other hand, is completely new, but the authors believe the divergent histories of the two-the F/A-22 has been delayed 52 months and has experienced cost overruns while the F/A-18E/F was developed on time and on budget-have lessons to teach future acquisition decisionmakers. In this report, the authors present a detailed history of the two programs and conclude that these decisionmakers can take several steps to reduce risk and improve the acquisition process, including setting realistic schedule and cost estimates, establishing a stable and experienced development team, being aware of the risks entailed in concurrent development of new technology, and carefully monitoring airframe weight.


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A methodology for comparing costs and benefits of management alternatives for F-22 sustainment
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Year: 2011 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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The U.S. Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to perform a congressionally required assessment of contractor versus organic sustainment strategies to determine the most cost-effective approach for the F-22 air vehicle and F119 engine sustainment. This report describes the methodology used in that analysis, which involved the development and use of notional organic organizations as a point of comparison in the resulting cost estimates. These analogous government sustainment organizations were developed through interviews with personnel at combat aircraft and engine program offices and assumptions about the likely sustainment approach for the F-22, such as the locations of the depot work for both the engine and the air vehicle. The methodology for the analysis considered the contractor management functions that would be retained under either approach, as well as the timing of the transition. An examination of the asserted benefits of the contractor versus organic approach, including those related to information management, funding flexibility, and technological advantages, and issues of concern for analysts (such as technical data rights), rounded out the analysis.


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Retaining F-22A tooling : options and costs
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