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Additional authors

1. Guffey, Robert A.
2. An, David L.
3. Abramzon, Shmuel
4. Munson, Kenneth
5. Leonard, Robert S.
6. Kennedy, Michael, 1949-
7. Project Air Force (U.S.). Resource Management Program
8. Rand Corporation
9. United States. Air Force
10. Project Air Force (U.S.), issuing body
11. Rand Corporation, issuing body
12. United States. Air Force sponsoring body

Description

1. xviii, 66 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

1. These appendixes explain the methodology used in an analysis of the costs and savings of joint aircraft acquisition programs. They illustrate calculations for theoretical maximum savings in acquisition and in operations and support, historical joint aircraft cost-growth premiums, savings needed to offset premiums, and two cost-comparison methodologies.

Subject

1. United States. Department of Defense -- Procurement -- Costs
2. F-35 (Military aircraft)
3. Fighter planes -- United States -- Costs
4. Life cycle costing

Contents

1. Appendix A: Calculation of Theoretical Maximum Joint Aircraft Acquisition Program Savings -- Appendix B: Calculation of the Joint Acquisition Cost-Growth Premium from Historical Aircraft Programs -- Appendix C: Calculation of Maximum Joint O&S Savings from an ⁰́₋Ideal⁰́₊ Joint Fighter Program -- Appendix D: Exploring the Magnitude of Joint O&S Savings Needed to Offset Joint Acquisition Cost-Growth Premium -- Appendix E: Primary Methodology for Comparing JSF Costs with Those of Three Notional Single-Service Fighters -- Appendix F: Alternative Procurement Methodology and Results for Comparing JSF Costs with Those of Three Notional Single-Service Fighters.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. "RAND Project Air Force."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-66).

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain