Weapon system sustainment: aircraft mission capable goals were generally not met and sustainment costs varied by aircraft / U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2022.
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1 online resource (iv, 344 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs
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"November 2022."
"GAO-23-106217."
"Report to Congressional Committees."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Background -- Most aircraft did not meet mission capable goals and rates deceased -- Operating and support costs decreased slightly and varied by aircraft -- Sustainment quick looks for selected DOD aircraft -- Air refueling aircraft -- Anti-submarine aircraft -- Bomber aircraft -- Cargo aircraft -- Command and control aircraft -- Fighter aircraft -- Rotary aircraft -- Agency comments and our evaluation.
Summary
The Department of Defense (DOD) spends tens of billions of dollars annually to sustain its weapon systems in an effort to ensure that these systems are available to simultaneously support today's military operations and maintain the capability to meet future defense requirements. This report provides observations on mission capable rates and costs to operate and sustain 49 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. GAO examined 49 aircraft and found that only four met their annual mission capable goal in a majority of the years from fiscal years 2011 through 2021. 26 aircraft did not meet their annual mission capable goal in any fiscal year. The mission capable rate--the percentage of total time when the aircraft can fly and perform at least one mission--is used to assess the health and readiness of an aircraft fleet.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed November 14, 2022).
