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U.S.-Japan Fighter Aircraft: Agreement on F-2 Production

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 11, 1997
Report No. NSIAD-97-76
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Summary:

Under an agreement with Japan, U.S. companies are to receive 40 percent of the production work to develop Japan's new F-2 fighter aircraft, which is based on the American F-16. However, the Air Force's plans to monitor the production agreements cannot ensure that U.S. firms will receive their allotted share--currently worth an estimated $4.1 billion. This unclassified version of a classified GAO report examines the status of the F-2 program as development nears completion. GAO discusses (1) the proportion of production work that will be done in the United States and how the U.S. workshare will be calculated and monitored, (2) the status of technology transfers from Japan to the United States and whether these technologies are of interest to the U.S. government and industry, and (3) the program's potential contributions to Japan's future aerospace plans.

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