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C-17 Aircraft: Cost of Spare Parts Higher Than Justified

NSIAD-96-48 Published: Apr 17, 1996. Publicly Released: May 17, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the pricing of certain spare parts for the C-17 aircraft, focusing on those spare parts that experienced significant price increases when McDonnell Douglas decided to produce them in-house rather than purchase them from outside vendors.

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National Defense
Air Force procurementAircraft componentsDefective pricingDefense cost controlDepartment of Defense contractorsEquipment contractsExcess profitsMilitary aircraftSpare partsAircraft acquisition program