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B-2 Bomber: Status of Subcontract Options

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 24, 1991
Report No. NSIAD-91-295
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Summary:

This report discusses (1) the extent to which the prime contractor for the B-2 program had acquired components for aircraft that the Air Force does not plan to procure until after fiscal year 1991 and (2) increases to the estimated price of the components. The Defense Department approved Northrop's acquisition of components, under options to subcontracts, for installation in 17 more B-2s than the number the Air Force plans to acquire through fiscal year 1991. If Congress approves B-2 aircraft and funds requested by the Air Force and if available subcontract options are exercised by Northrop, components could be acquired in advance for installation in 11 additional B-2s that the Air Force does not plan to procure until fiscal years 1995 and 1996. Further, prices of the options have risen due to changes in the design of the components. Northrop has allowed the fiscal year 1991 options for seven of these subcontracted components to expire.

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