Should the Navy Reverse McDonnell Douglas Corporation's Award to the F-18 Ejection Seat Contract?

PSAD-77-99 Published: Apr 11, 1977. Publicly Released: Apr 11, 1977.

Highlights

The F-18 aircraft prime contractor, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, awarded subcontract to Martin-Baker Ltd. (M-B) a British firm, to develop the ejection seat for the F-18 aircraft, reversing the original intention to buy the seats from the Stencel Aero Engineering Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina.

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