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Joint Strike Fighter: Management of the Technology Transfer Process

GAO-06-364 Published: Mar 14, 2006. Publicly Released: Mar 14, 2006.
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The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is the Department of Defense's (DOD) largest international cooperative effort to develop and produce a major weapon system. Due to the breadth of international participation, the number of export authorizations needed to share information with partner governments, solicit bids from suppliers, and execute contracts is expected to far exceed past transfers of advanced military technology. In July 2003, GAO reported that managing these transfers and partner expectations while avoiding delays has been a key challenge and recommended that industrial planning tools be developed and used to anticipate time frames for national disclosure and technology transfer decisions. This report examines DOD's response to this recommendation and identifies the practices DOD is using to expedite license processing and avoid program delays.

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Defense capabilitiesDefense procurementFighter aircraftForeign governmentsMilitary technologyInternational cooperationInternational trade regulationLicensesMilitary policiesNational policiesPrime contractorsProgram managementTechnology transferWeapons systems