U.S.-Japan Codevelopment: Review of the FS-X Program

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the FS-X Support Fighter codevelopment agreement between the United States and Japan, focusing on: (1) the extent to which the Department of Defense (DOD) coordinated and consulted with the Department of Commerce in negotiating the coproduction agreement; (2) the principal provisions of the government and commercial license agreements; (3) technology transfer processes; (4) Japanese composite wing and phased-array radar technologies; and (5) costs and scheduled delivery dates.