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U.S.-Japan Cooperative Development: Progress on FS-X Program Enhances Japanese Aerospace Capabilities

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 11, 1995
Report No. NSIAD-95-145
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Summary:

In 1988, the United States and Japan agreed to cooperatively develop the FS-X fighter plane, which is a significantly modified derivative to the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Block 40 fighter aircraft. Congress has been concerned about the transfer of U.S. technology to Japan through the FS-X program and whether the program will provide the United States with useful technology. As a result, Congress requested that GAO monitor and periodically report on the implementation of the FS-X program. This report examines (1) the program's status, (2) U.S. government and contractor controls over technical data and hardware provided to Japan for the program, (3) the transfer of program technology from Japan to the United States, and (4) benefit the program has provided to the Japanese and U.S. aerospace industries.

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