Cost Benefit Analysis of the Department of the Navy's F-5 Tiger II contract

This project consists of a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the costs, issues and effects associated with replacing the F-5E/F Tiger II aircraft with F/A- 18A/B. The three alternatives analyzed are (1) continued operation of the F-5E/F, (2) replacement of the F-5 with F/A-18A/B by 2008, and (3) installation of 4th generation pulse-doppler radar in the F-5E/F by 2008. The objective was to compare the three alternatives, choosing the alternative which provides the greatest net benefit and most efficient use of resources. The analysis involved data collection of operational costs per flight hour, total cost over the life of the program, and Contractor supported maintenance. Data for this research project were gathered from the actual maintenance contracts for both the F-5E/F Tiger II and F/A- 18A/B aircraft at Fallon, NV, Naval Aviation Systems Command, and OFC-20. Our results suggest that NAVAIR should continue to use the F-5E/F tiger II aircraft for the VFC- 13 adversary training mission through 2014.Naval Postgraduate School Monterey CA is the author of 'Cost Benefit Analysis of the Department of the Navy's F-5 Tiger II contract' with ISBN 9781423514336 and ISBN 1423514335.