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United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to Congressional Committees June 1999 DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Progress of the F/A-18E/F Engineering and Manufacturing Development Program GAO/NSIAD-99-127 United States General Accounting Office National Security and Washington, D.C. 20548 International Affairs Division B-281419 Letter June 15, 1999 Congressional Committees As required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (P.L. 105-261), we reviewed the Navy's F/A-18E/F developmental and operational test program. We presented the results of our review during testimony before the Subcommittee on Airland Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services, on March 17, 1999.1 This report supplements that testimony by providing additional data on the aircraft deficiencies identified during the test program and discusses our conclusions regarding the E/F's progress toward achieving established performance, schedule, and cost goals. Specifically, we (1) determined the extent to which the aircraft is meeting performance requirements, (2) identified risks associated with proceeding into operational test and evaluation (OPEVAL) with unresolved deficiencies, and (3) identified potential cost increases and risks associated with approving the Navy's request for multiyear funding for the program. The act also requires that we certify whether we had access to sufficient information to make informed judgments on the matters covered by this report. Public Law 105-261 requires us to conduct annual reviews of the F/A-18E/F until the aircraft enters full-rate production. This report covers our first review under the act. During our next review, we will focus on determining whether beginning OPEVAL with a significant number of unresolved deficiencies will result in over reliance on modeling and simulation rather than actual flight testing. We will also determine whether test restrictions on the aircraft configuration or missions flown could invalidate OPEVAL results. Results in Brief According to the Navy, the F/A-18E/F is meeting all performance requirements. We do not agree with the Navy's assessment. The Navy based its assessment on the E model's performance and assumed some improvements to the aircraft that have not yet been demonstrated. Without that assumption, the F model, which makes up over half of the E/F planned 1 Defense Acquisitions: Progress of the F-22 and F/A-18E/F Engineering and Manufacturing Programs (GAO/T-NSIAD-99-113, Mar. 17, 1999). Page 1 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 buy, is not meeting the interdiction range requirement—a primary justification for the program. The Navy's OPEVAL schedule, combined with unresolved aircraft deficiencies, could cause the E/F to fail OPEVAL. The Navy maintained its original schedule and started OPEVAL on May 27, 1999, even though completion of the development effort slipped from November 1998 to April 1999. Because the Navy is maintaining its original OPEVAL schedule, the contractor has insufficient time to correct some critical deficiencies in the aircraft that, according to Navy criteria, should be corrected prior to OPEVAL. Department of Defense (DOD), Navy, and contractor personnel have stated that there is a medium risk that OPEVAL might find the E/F not operationally effective and/or suitable. Such a conclusion could result in a delay or postponement of the full-rate production decision and the need to conduct additional operational testing. Corrections of some deficiencies have been shifted to later in the program. This will help the Navy stay within the congressionally mandated developmental cost cap; however, correcting these deficiencies will increase the procurement costs of the aircraft. Congress is considering the Navy's request for multiyear procurement of the F/A-18E/F. A key criterion for obtaining congressional approval for multiyear procurement is design stability. Correction of some E/F deficiencies could result in contract modifications and design changes to the aircraft, which increases the risk associated with Congress's approving the Navy's multiyear procurement request for the E/F at this time. We recommend in this report that the Secretary of Defense defer multiyear funding for the E/F program until all corrections of deficiencies have been incorporated into the aircraft design and successfully tested. The Navy and the contractors gave us access to sufficient information to make informed judgments on the performance of the aircraft. With respect to program costs, we requested estimates to correct the deficiencies identified during the test program; however, the contractor told us that such estimates are not available. We also requested the procurement unit cost comparisons that the contractor and the Navy program office had prepared of procuring 548 E/Fs to procuring 548 C/D model aircraft. The program office declined to provide us those comparisons. Background The F/A-18E/F program began in 1992 to increase the operational capabilities of the current fleet of F/A-18 aircraft. The objectives of the Page 2 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 program are to provide improved capabilities over current F/A-18s in five key areas–range, payload, carrier recovery payload, growth capacity, and survivability. Congress capped the development effort at $4.88 billion (in fiscal year 1990 dollars) and directed that the E/F unit procurement cost not exceed 125 percent of current C/D model costs. The F/A-18E/F development flight test program began in February 1996. The Integrated Test Team, using five single-seat E models and two 2-seat F models, is conducting the tests. Two early operational assessments of the E/F aircraft, using wind tunnel data and analytical models, were made in early 1996 and 1997. Two operational assessments of the E/F aircraft, based on data obtained during test flights using the engineering and manufacturing development aircraft, were conducted in November 1997 (OT-IIA) and in June through August 1998 (OT-IIB). The Navy's Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) conducted these assessments. The Navy has contracted for 62 aircraft under three low-rate initial production contracts. The first seven of these aircraft will be used to conduct the next operational flight test phase of the program. That phase, OPEVAL, is to be conducted during May–November 1999. The OPEVAL results will be used to determine whether the E/F program should proceed into full-rate production in March 2000. We reported in June 1996 that current F/A-18s are not as deficient as the Navy reported and that the F/A-18E/F would provide only a marginal improvement in capability over the older F/A-18s at a significantly greater cost.2 We recommended that DOD reconsider its plan to buy the E/F and instead buy additional F/A-18C/Ds. DOD did not concur with our recommendation and continued to believe that procuring the E/F was the more cost-effective approach to modernizing the Navy's tactical aviation fleet. In March 1998 we reported that E/F flight test program officials had identified numerous deficiencies that if not corrected in time could affect the OPEVAL schedule or possibly cause the aircraft to have an unsuccessful operational test and evaluation.3 We recommended that the Navy not be allowed to procure any additional E/Fs beyond the 12 initially 2NavyAviation: F/A-18E/F Will Provide Marginal Operational Improvement at High Cost (GAO/NSIAD-96-98, June 18, 1996). 3 Navy Aviation: F/A-18E/F Development and Production Issues (GAO/NSIAD-98-61, Mar. 13, 1998). Page 3 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 contracted for in March 1997 until the Navy demonstrated, through flight testing, that identified deficiencies had been corrected and incorporated into OPEVAL aircraft. DOD disagreed with that recommendation and stated that testing had not identified any specific deficiencies that would prevent the E/F from achieving an operationally effective level of performance. Extent to Which The Navy is nearing completion of its F/A-18E/F development program. The development flight test program began in February 1996 and was F/A-18E/F Is Meeting completed in April 1999. During this phase of the program, the Navy Development conducted both developmental and some limited operational testing using the aircraft produced under the engineering and manufacturing Performance development phase of the program. Based on the results of that testing, the Requirements Navy reports that the E/F is meeting all performance parameters. The Navy's statements about the performance of the E/F reflect the performance of the single-seat E model aircraft, not the 2-seat F model. The second seat in the F model displaces fuel capacity, thereby reducing its range. The Navy's assessment was also based on estimates of improved performance from anticipated changes to the aircraft, not all of which, according to the contractor, may come to fruition. If these values are not included in the performance estimates, the F model aircraft will be 33 nautical miles short of meeting the development interdiction range requirement of 390 nautical miles. This is significant because (1) the F model, which was originally planned to be used as a trainer aircraft and therefore made up only about 18 percent of the total buy, now will be used as an operational aircraft and makes up about 55 percent of the total buy and (2) increased range over the current C/D aircraft was critical to justifying the decision to buy the F/A-18E/F. The Navy formally reports that the F/A-18E/F will have over 40 percent more range than F/A-18Cs. However, initial E/F range predictions have declined as actual flight data is gathered and incorporated into range prediction models. Test data currently projects that the E model will have a range of 434 nautical miles, or about 15 percent greater than the 376 nautical mile range demonstrated by current F/A-18Cs. If the anticipated but not yet demonstrated range improvements are not included in the range estimates, the F/A-18E development interdiction range drops to 405 nautical miles, or about an 8-percent greater range than an F/A-18C. Also, the Navy's assessment of the E/F's performance does not consider the potential degradation of performance as a result of modifications to correct Page 4 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 unresolved deficiencies identified during the developmental and operational flight test programs. These deficiencies and their potential negative impacts relate to the aircraft's combat range, payload, survivability, and ability to accommodate new, future systems. All of these areas were cited as improvements by the Navy when it justified the E/F program. Combat Range Potential solutions to problems found during the test program have resulted in a reduction in the E/F's combat range. One of these problems, a condition described as "wing drop," was observed early in 1996 during F/A-18E/F development tests and was described as an unacceptable, uncommanded abrupt lateral roll that randomly occurred at the altitude and speed at which air-to-air combat maneuvers are expected to occur. In October 1998, the OPEVAL Preparedness Team reported that the anticipated fix to the problem, replacing solid wing fold fairings with porous fairings, significantly reduced, but did not totally eliminate, the frequency and severity of wing drop. However, the porous wing fold fairing has caused buffeting of the aircraft. The magnitude of the buffeting was described as severe enough to affect the pilots' voices and could also mask an aircraft malfunction, particularly for aircrews not accustomed to the sensation. This buffeting was projected to reduce aircraft range. However, the actual range decrease is not yet known because resolution of the problem is still being worked on and program officials will not have a complete understanding of the impact of the wing drop design fix until operational testing is completed at the end of 1999. According to program officials, the final production fixes to wing drop may involve something other than the porous wing fold fairing. Other range-related issues are associated with the Navy's attempts to resolve design problems that had resulted in bombs colliding with each other or with the aircraft. To correct this problem, the Navy toed, or slanted, the inner wing pylons. However, that fix increased the drag on the aircraft and resulted in air loads on the pylons where the 480-gallon tanks would be carried that significantly exceed the load limit designed into the E/F wings in this area. If uncorrected, this deficiency would preclude the E/F from carrying 480-gallon external fuel tanks on each of the two inner wing stations specified for the interdiction mission and would prevent the aircraft from meeting its required range specification. The Navy is studying options for redesigning the pylons and their attachment to the aircraft to correct this problem. Page 5 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 Aircraft range will also be affected by the extent to which pilots use afterburner to compensate for deficiencies in the E/F's climb, turn, and acceleration rates. Using afterburner to overcome these deficiencies will significantly increase fuel consumption and reduce mission range. Payload and Bringback The F/A-18E/F reportedly carries a 22-percent greater payload than existing F/A-18s. This increased payload is the result of the E/F's two additional wing stations. However, development flight tests have revealed that the E/F experiences noise and vibration under the wings and at the wing tips that could damage air-to-air missiles carried by the aircraft. The Navy is determining whether a redesign of the missiles will be necessary for them to be carried on the E/F. Additionally, excessive loads on the inner wing pylons have been caused by the closeness of these pylons to the aircraft fuselage and to the toeing of the pylons. Current plans are to restrict what can be carried on these pylons during OPEVAL until a fix is designed and tested. The restrictions would prohibit the E/F from carrying dual MK-83 (1,000 pound) bombs on these pylons during OPEVAL, which would reduce the payload capacity for the interdiction mission. We were told that the aircraft could also have a problem landing on the carrier with unused weapons (bringback) because of the significant stress on these pylons. The Navy is still studying this issue and has not yet identified a final fix. Survivability The Navy planned to improve F/A-18E/F survivability relative to existing F/A-18s by reducing its susceptibility to detection and if detected the probability of being destroyed. Initial operational tests cite concerns about E/F survivability systems. While the specifics on E/F survivability are classified, the unclassified portions of the test reports identify concerns with the ALE-50 towed decoy and the ALR-67 radar warning receiver. The ALE-50 towed decoy is designed to improve F/A-18E/F survivability by attracting enemy missiles to the decoy and away from the aircraft. The line that tows the decoy has been burning off when it crosses the heat path of the engine when the engine is in afterburner. The problems relative to the ALR-67 radar warning receiver involve the receiver's ability to provide accurate information on the direction of arrival of enemy threats. The Procurement Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft identified E/F survivability issues as the major challenges facing the E/F program. Growth Space In justifying the need for the F/A-18E/F, the Navy stated that it needed more space than was available on existing F/A-18s to accommodate additional Page 6 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 new systems without having to remove existing capability. The Navy reports that the F/A-18E/F will have 17 cubic feet of growth space. However, program documents show that only 5.46 cubic feet of that space will be usable for growth. We reported in 1996 that growth space was available within the C/D. The Navy's F/A-18 upgrade road map shows that most of the upgrades planned for the E/F are also planned for installation on C/Ds, which demonstrates that the C/Ds have growth space. Test Schedule and The objective of OPEVAL is to field test the E/F under realistic combat conditions to determine the aircraft's operational effectiveness and Unresolved suitability for use in combat by typical military users against threat forces Deficiencies Cause and targets. For OPEVAL tests, the Navy plans to use production- representative aircraft that are being produced under the first low-rate Risks to Successful initial production contract. The OPEVAL results will be used to determine OPEVAL whether to proceed into full-rate production of the F/A-18E/F. Accordingly, the primary questions are whether the aircraft is ready to advance into OPEVAL and whether successful completion of that evaluation is highly probable. Test results indicate that the Navy faces significant challenges regarding each of those questions. F/A-18E/F development was scheduled to be completed by November 1998, with OPEVAL beginning in May 1999. That schedule would have provided time to correct deficiencies in the aircraft before their use during OPEVAL. However, additional test requirements, caused by the need to test corrections of deficiencies such as wing drop, have caused the completion of the development flight test program to slip to April 1999. As a result of the development program delay and the Navy's decision to begin OPEVAL in May 1999 as originally scheduled, the contractor will not have time to correct some aircraft deficiencies that according to the Navy's criteria should be fixed before OPEVAL. In that regard, the OPEVAL Preparedness Team, which comprises DOD, Navy, and contractor personnel, meets periodically to determine whether the E/F is ready for OPEVAL. On February 25, 1999, the team held its final meeting before the scheduled start of OPEVAL. At that meeting, the team concluded that 71 E/F deficiencies would not be corrected until after OPEVAL. The Navy's criteria indicate that 23 of those deficiencies should be corrected prior to OPEVAL. These deficiencies consist of the problems associated with the ALE-50 towed decoy, the ALR-67 radar warning receiver, and the wing pylon loads. In addition, they include such things as vibration that damages ordnance, delamination of the composite surface layers of the horizontal tail, and problems with the nose landing gear tires and wheels during Page 7 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 catapult testing. The Preparedness Team concluded that there is a medium risk that the E/F will not successfully complete OPEVAL without first correcting these deficiencies. The Preparedness Team's agreement to proceed into OPEVAL was based on the existence of correction plans to address these deficiencies. The Navy began OPEVAL on May 27, 1999. However, it plans to impose some operational limits on the aircraft during OPEVAL as a result of deficiencies that cannot be corrected prior to OPEVAL. For example, as previously discussed, the E/F will not be permitted to carry dual MK-83 bombs because of the excessive air loads they put on the inner wing pylons. The E/F operational test team has completed two operational assessments, using aircraft produced during the EMD phase of the program, that relate to the potential for a successful OPEVAL. Those assessments, referred to as OT-IIA and OT-IIB, were conducted in November 1997 and from June through August 1998, respectively. Based on these assessments, the operational testers assigned a level of risk relative to a successful OPEVAL to each critical operational issue tested. Table 1 shows that the testers identified two operational effectiveness issues with significant risk (air-to-air weapons and survivability) and six with moderate risk. Table 1: Critical Operational Issues Critical operational issue OT-IIA risk OT-IIB risk Air-to-air weapons Not assessed Significant Survivability Significant Significant Fighter escort Moderate Moderate Combat air patrol Little or no risk Moderate Air combat maneuvering Not assessed Moderate Air-to-ground sensor performance Moderate Moderate Air-to-ground weapons Moderate Moderate Air-to-air sensor performance Moderate Moderate Source: Navy operational test reports. The operational testers' OT-IIB assessment identified 29 major deficiencies in the E/F. The deficiencies related to such things as the E/F's ability to accelerate, turn, climb, and roll. Essentially, the E/F does not do as well in these areas as the F/A-18C aircraft. Additionally, the testers identified Page 8 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 buffeting and lateral instability, or drift, as flying quality deficiencies. They also listed as major problems the ALE-50 towed decoy and the capability of the radar warning receiver to indicate the direction of oncoming threats. The specific deficiencies identified by the operational testers4 are as follows: • poor climb performance above 30,000 feet; • low acceleration; • airframe buffet; • high angle of attack and agility and controllability; • slow response to control inputs, slow loaded energy addition rate, and excessive speed loss during air combat maneuvering; • tactically ineffective sustained turn rate; • insufficient cooling capacity for seekers on air-to-air weapons; • improper indication of direction of arrival of oncoming threat systems; • damage to AIM-9 missile assemblies caused by wing tip environment; • ALE-50 tow line burn-off in afterburner; • difficulty maintaining lateral trim; • under-wing environment damages aircraft stores; • unsafe delivery of Rockeye bomb; • aircraft radar deficiency; • leading edge extension difficulties; • inconsistent brake effectiveness; • inadequate cooling capability of the fuel thermal management system; and • Targeting Forward Looking Infrared Radar resolution and magnification. Appendix I describes each of these deficiencies and discusses their potential impact on the E/F's ability to perform its missions. The operational testers recommended that the E/F continue to be developed. They stated, however, that they based their recommendation on continued improvements in the E/F's current maneuvering performance and the development of follow-on systems that they considered essential to get the operational effectiveness projected for the E/F. These improvements include such things as the Active Electronic Scanned Array radar, the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, the AIM-9X missile, and the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure System. 4 Our list does not total 29 deficiencies because we combined closely related deficiencies. Page 9 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 In addition to the risks to OPEVAL identified by the operational testers and the OPEVAL Preparedness Team, the Program Risk Advisory Board, comprising Navy and contractor personnel, in its January 1999 assessment stated that there is a medium risk that OPEVAL might find the E/F not operationally effective and/or suitable, even if all development specification requirements are met. The Board stated that the consequence of this type of conclusion from OPEVAL could result in a delay or postponement of the full-rate production decision and the need to conduct additional operational testing. F/A-18E/F Costs and The Navy reports that the F/A-18E/F development effort will be completed within the $4.88 billion (in fiscal year 1990 dollars) development cost Request for Multiyear ceiling established by Congress. However, as of the end of February 1999, Funding 71 identified deficiencies had not been corrected. Correction of these deficiencies will be accounted for as procurement, not development, costs. The contractor said that estimates of the costs of correcting these 71 deficiencies are not available. In addition, Boeing has identified 99 deficiencies in the aircraft that it believes it is not required to correct under the development contract. Estimates of the cost of correcting these deficiencies are also not available. The Navy's unit procurement cost estimate for the E/F assumes that it will accrue $1.3 billion of savings if Congress approves the Navy's request for multiyear funding as part of the fiscal year 2000 authorization and appropriation process. Approval of such funding has historically depended on the ability to obtain significant savings, a stable system design, an adequately validated requirement, and a commitment to stable funding over the life of the contract. The concerns raised within DOD about the uncertainty that the E/F will successfully complete OPEVAL and the number of unresolved issues, like the final solution to wing drop and buffeting and the inner wing pylon load concerns that could require design changes to the aircraft, increase the risk associated with congressional approval of the E/F multiyear funding request at this time. Conclusions and The F/A-18F model is not meeting its interdiction range requirement–a primary justification for the program. The aircraft has some critical Recommendation deficiencies that, notwithstanding Navy criteria to the contrary, will not be corrected until after OPEVAL. Correcting these deficiencies later in the program will enable the Navy to remain within the development cost cap Page 10 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 but will increase the unit procurement cost of the aircraft. The impact of correcting these deficiencies on the cost and final design of the aircraft are factors critical to Congress' decision on whether to approve the Navy's pending request for multiyear procurement of the E/F aircraft. Given the uncertainty surrounding the F/A-18E/F's final design and the Navy's intention not to correct all deficiencies and test those corrections as part of OPEVAL, we recommend that the Secretary of Defense defer multiyear funding for the E/F program until all corrections of deficiencies have been incorporated into the aircraft design and successfully tested. Agency Comments and In its written comments on our draft report DOD did not agree with our recommendation. DOD stated that no deficiencies have been identified Our Evaluation that would require a major redesign of the aircraft or are serious enough to warrant not awarding a multiyear contract. To take this position, DOD is assuming that all major deficiencies will be corrected with minimum impact on aircraft design, cost, or schedule. Specifically, DOD stated that although the aircraft will have 84 major deficiencies when it enters OPEVAL, 50 of them have a road map for solutions and funding. This indicates that the Navy has a plan in place to correct the deficiencies, but the Navy did not specify the dates for incorporating and testing the corrections. We continue to believe that the deficiencies should be corrected and validated through flight testing before the program is approved for multiyear funding. Therefore, we reaffirm our recommendation. DOD also took issue with our statement that the F/A-18F is not meeting its interdiction range requirement. DOD stated that someone unfamiliar with the E/F program might assume this represents a serious deficiency in the program, which DOD said is not the case. The purpose of our statement was to put into perspective Navy statements that the E/F program is meeting all performance requirements. DOD's comments affirm that the F model is not meeting the interdiction range requirement, but by a tactically insignificant amount. Thus, the issue has evolved into differing perspectives on the magnitude of the F model's range deficiency. We reported that the range of the two-seat F model aircraft is 33 nautical miles short of the interdiction range requirement, and DOD stated that the deficiency is only 3 nautical miles. The essence of the difference between our conclusion and the Navy's relates to (1) whether projected but not yet demonstrated and approved range improvements are included in the Page 11 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 projections and (2) what development engine is used to make the projections. The interdiction range deficiency that we reported reflects data that Boeing provided us. The data identified various planned range improvement efforts. The planned improvements included reducing aircraft weight, increasing the amount of internal fuel, and using a more efficient engine. Boeing officials stated that since these planned improvements had not yet been demonstrated and approved, they were not included in their range calculations. For the same reason, the planned improvements and their potential effect on E/F range were not included in our reported range figures. The Navy range projections include the projected improvements and are based on a better performing engine than the one used in the contractor's estimates. In its comments, DOD stated that while Boeing is required by the development contract to use minimum new engine performance in its calculations, the Navy elected to use the Full Performance Qualification (FPQ) engine in its projections. The FPQ engine is a better performing, more efficient engine that will get greater range than the one used in Boeing's range calculations. Using the FPQ engine, the Navy estimates the interdiction range shortfall of the F model aircraft to be 3 nautical miles. Our concerns about the Navy's use of the FPQ engine in its range projections stem from the fact that while Navy officials said that the engine had successfully completed all demonstration, analysis, and testing required for full qualification, the FPQ report, dated December 28, 1998, identified a number of exceptions to full performance qualifications. Specifically, the report stated that a number of engine parts have not yet met life limits and redesign efforts are underway. Other engine redesign efforts identified in the report include addressing the fact that the engine exceeds specified weight limits, is experiencing engine stalls, and has not demonstrated required reliability. We did not attempt to update the status of the engine redesign efforts and their impact on the E/F's range to further reconcile the difference between our and the Navy's E/F range projections because such a reconciliation is not warranted at this stage of the E/F program. OPEVAL of the F/A-18E/F began on May 27, 1999. The flight demonstrated range of the E/F under realistic combat conditions will provide a more meaningful assessment of the aircraft's range than any mathematical calculations that either we or the Navy might make outside of OPEVAL. DOD disagreed with statements in our report that the number and type of F/A-18E/F deficiencies that testing has identified pose a significant risk to passing OPEVAL. DOD stated that the 84 unresolved major deficiencies Page 12 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 that the E/F will have when it enters OPEVAL are significantly fewer than the number of unresolved deficiencies that the earlier F/A-18A/B model had when it entered OPEVAL and pose an acceptable level of risk to successfully completing OPEVAL. We did not compare the number of unresolved F/A-18A/B deficiencies with unresolved E/F deficiencies because the F/A-18A/B aircraft was a new aircraft development program and the E/F is a modification program. Given that distinction, it is understandable that the A/B aircraft program would have had more deficiencies. However, the readiness of the aircraft to begin and successfully complete OPEVAL is not exclusively dependent upon the number of deficiencies, but rather on the significance of the deficiencies and the status of their resolution. Regarding the significance and status of the deficiencies, DOD stated that the Navy is following the deficiency resolution process defined in SECNAVINST 5000.2. This Navy instruction provides the criteria that must be met for an aircraft to be certified as being ready for OPEVAL. One of the criteria states that "for aircraft programs, there are no unresolved Board of Inspection and Survey Part I (*) or Part I (**) deficiencies.5" Further elaboration of this point is contained in the Board of Inspection and Survey's implementing instruction (INSURVINST 13100.1E), which states that "in general, systems with Part I (**) and Part I (*) deficiencies will not be recommended for OPEVAL." We conservatively applied these criteria and included only those deficiencies identified as Part I (**) in our report. DOD's comments on our draft report did not segregate the 84 E/F major deficiencies into these deficiency categories. In addition, the Navy considers 50 of the 84 deficiencies to be resolved based on the existence of a correction plan. The remaining 34 major deficiencies apparently have not yet been resolved to that point. We believe DOD's comments validate the OPEVAL Preparedness Team's conclusion stated in our report that beginning OPEVAL without correcting these deficiencies results in a medium risk that the E/F will not successfully complete OPEVAL. Separate from DOD's comments, the Navy provided information on its efforts to correct some of the major unresolved deficiencies identified during testing of the E/F aircraft. Essentially, the Navy commented on its plans to incorporate corrections of these unresolved deficiencies. 5 Part I (**) deficiencies are defined as those where there is a high probability that the deficiency will cause aircraft control loss, equipment destruction, or injury. Part I (*) deficiencies are defined as those that would cause excessive operator compensation to accomplish the primary or alternate mission. Page 13 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 However, those plans do not alter our position that multiyear funding should not be approved for the F/A-18E/F program until these corrections of deficiencies have been incorporated into the aircraft and successfully tested. We conducted our review from September 1998 through June 1999 in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Our objectives, scope, and methodology are included in appendix II. DOD's comments are reprinted in appendix III. We are sending copies of this report to the Honorable William Cohen, Secretary of Defense; the Honorable Richard Danzig, Secretary of the Navy; and the Honorable Jacob Lew, Director, Office of Management and Budget. Copies will also be made available to others on request. Please contact me at (202) 512-4841 if you or your staff have any questions concerning this report. The major contributors to this report were Steven Kuhta, Jerry Clark, Stacy Edwards, and Charles Burgess. Louis J. Rodrigues Director, Defense Acquisitions Issues Page 14 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions B-281419 List of Congressional Committees The Honorable John W. Warner Chairman The Honorable Carl Levin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Floyd D. Spence Chairman The Honorable Ike Skelton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives The Honorable Jerry Lewis Chairman The Honorable John P. Murtha Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Page 15 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Contents Letter 1 Appendix I 18 Major F/A-18E/F Deficiencies Identified During OT-IIB Appendix II 22 Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Appendix III 24 Comments From the Department of Defense Tables Table 1: Critical Operational Issues 8 Abbreviations DOD Department of Defense FPQ Full Performance Qualification OPEVAL operational test and evaluation OPTEVFOR Operational Test and Evaluation Force Page 16 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Page 17 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix I Major F/A-18E/F Deficiencies Identified During OT-IIB AppenIx di The OT-IIB report listed 29 major deficiencies in the F/A-18E/F. The following discusses the deficiencies and their impact on the aircraft's ability to perform its missions. Our list does not total 29 deficiencies because we combined closely related deficiencies. We extracted the information from unclassified deficiency reports prepared by the Integrated Test Team. Poor climb performance above 30,000 feet. The F/A-18E/F's best climb performance was in the low 30,000-foot range, with intermediate power. Although higher altitudes may have been possible, the climb rate was too slow to be useful in most tactical scenarios. Performance predictions indicate that combat and tactical ceilings for the newer F/A-18Cs (Lot XIX) are greater than that of the F/A-18Es when the aircraft are similarly loaded with weapons and fuel tanks. The E/Fs low tactical ceiling reduced the mission effectiveness of the aircraft when in the fighter escort configuration against high, fast-flying enemy aircraft by limiting the regions where the E/F could effectively launch its air-to-air missiles. Low acceleration. The E/F's maximum level flight airspeed was determined to be less than both the F/A-18C and other threat aircraft in similar fighter configurations at all investigated altitudes. This deficiency reduced the E/F's effectiveness against high, fast-flying aircraft and provided insufficient airspeed when the E/F was attempting to exit a combat situation. Airframe buffet. The magnitude of buffet has been described as moderate to heavy. At higher levels, the aircraft shakes to the extent that the heads- up displays appear to vibrate. The displays remain readable but are blurred slightly and legibility is somewhat degraded. During some turns at subsonic speed and low altitude, buffet forces the pilot to divert significant attention to maintaining the desired flight path, and combat effectiveness decreases as a result. During some landings, buffet has been heavy enough to be interpreted as an aircraft malfunction. Heavy airframe buffet during catapult launches would result in dramatic increases in the required wind- over-deck for high gross weights, thereby restricting operational capability. Inadequate high angle of attack agility and controllability. The time required to reverse the aircraft from a nose high to a nose low position took significantly longer than desired and prevented the aircraft from dominating aggressive positions during fights. The aircraft frequently gained the offensive advantage but lost the advantage during the reversal Page 18 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix I Major F/A-18E/F Deficiencies Identified During OT-IIB from nose high to nose low. As a result, mission effectiveness would be reduced and aircraft loss is possible. Slow response to control inputs, slow loaded energy addition rate, and excessive speed loss during air combat maneuvering. Air combat maneuvering placed the aircraft in the high angle of attack/low airspeed flight regime. 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During several missions flown on hot days, test aircraft experienced "FUEL HOT" cautions either shortly after takeoff or prior to mission completion. The "FUEL HOT" conditions resulted in the inability of the fuel to cool the aircraft's fluids that cool the radar and other aircraft systems. In-flight "FUEL HOT" cautions could result in premature mission abort, degraded cooling of accessories such as the radar and hydraulics, and reduced reliability/life of engine management systems. Targeting Forward Looking Infrared Radar deficiencies. Aircrew determined that as a result of resolution and magnification deficiencies with the aircraft's Targeting Forward Looking Infrared Radar, they could not classify air-to-air and air-to-ground targets. Aircrew would have difficulty quickly and accurately designating a discrete target. Additionally, target identification would require excessive head-down time, during which the weapon system operator would be unable to scan the electronic warfare display and look outside the aircraft for potential threats. Page 21 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix II Objectives, Scope, and Methodology AppeInx Idi Our objectives were to (1) determine the extent to which the F/A-18E/F is meeting performance requirements, (2) identify risks associated with proceeding into operational test and evaluation (OPEVAL) with unresolved deficiencies, and (3) identify potential cost increases and risks associated with approving the Navy's request for multiyear funding for the program. To determine whether the program was meeting performance requirements, we compared contractor and program management performance measurements and projections with the five key performance improvements over current F/A-18s that the F/A-18E/F was intended to provide. We also reviewed contractor and Navy comparisons of the aircraft's current performance relative to the development contract specifications and to key performance parameters established in the Navy's F/A-18E/F Operational Requirements Document. Additionally, we reviewed reports on the limited operational assessments conducted in November 1997 (OT-IIA) and from June through August 1998 (OT-IIB) to identify the measured performance of the F/A-18E/F relative to numerous critical operational issues and to existing F/A-18s. We also interviewed officials in the Navy's Operational Test and Evaluation Force responsible for conducting the operational assessments, including the test pilots who flew the operational tests, to obtain their assessment of the aircraft's current and potential performance as well as its performance compared to current F/A-18s. To identify risks associated with proceeding into OPEVAL with unresolved deficiencies, we reviewed documents prepared by the Program Risk Advisory Board and the OPEVAL Preparedness Team. These documents and interviews identified operational performance deficiencies that the operational testers, the Advisory Board, and the OPEVAL Preparedness Team concluded could adversely affect the F/A-18E/F's probability of successfully completing OPEVAL, which is to be conducted from May through November 1999. To identify potential cost increases and risks associated with approving the Navy's request for multiyear funding for the program, we analyzed reports and other program documents prepared by contractor and Navy officials responsible for tracking program costs. Regarding the multiyear funding request, we analyzed the Navy and the contractor lists of aircraft deficiencies and assessed their impact relative to the criteria that must be met to obtain multiyear funding—significant savings, a stable system Page 22 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix II Objectives, Scope, and Methodology design, an adequately validated requirement, and a commitment to stable funding over the life of the contract. Page 23 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix III Comments From the Department of Defense AppIeInx di Note: GAO's comment supplementing those in the report text appear at the end of this appendix. See comment 1. Page 24 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix III Comments From the Department of Defense Page 25 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix III Comments From the Department of Defense Page 26 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Appendix III Comments From the Department of Defense The following is our comment on the Department of Defense's (DOD) letter dated May 12, 1999. GAO Comments 1. DOD's statement that a separate interdiction range requirement for the F/A-18F was never included in the Operational Requirements Document is not accurate. An interdiction range requirement of 390 nautical miles for both the E and F model aircraft was included in the final Operational Requirements Document dated April 1, 1997. (707373) Letrt Page 27 GAO/NSIAD-99-127 Defense Acquisitions Ordering Information The first copy of each GAO report and testimony is free. Additional copies are $2 each. 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No stranger to
The Incredible Hulk
, having worked on multiple previous animated incarnations of the Green Goliath, writer Greg Johnson shares his thoughts on how the highly-anticipated
Planet Hulk
animated project came together. Johnson sat down with Marvel Animation Age for a Q & A to discuss his role in the upcoming direct-to-video animated feature release. Please click on the thumbnails included in this article for a closer look at each image.
Marvel Animation Age: First off, for those who may not be familiar with your impressive resume, care to provide a quick background on some of your recent work?
Greg Johnson:
Over the last batch of years, I've been almost exclusively a Marvel Animation guy. After story editing
X-Men: Evolution
, I was invited to write
Ultimate Avengers
, the first Marvel Animated Feature. The sequel followed, and our working relationship was so strong that I was asked to write
The Invincible Iron Man
. Funny thing is, at the same time I was writing that script, the live action Iron Man was being developed. So the challenge presented was to do an origin story that varied from what was being done in live action. After that, I wrote
Doctor Strange
(one of my favorite Marvel/Lionsgate movies), helped out on the story for
Next Avengers
(wonderfully written by Christopher Yost) while at the same time developing the
Wolverine and the X-Men
series, and serving as its head writer.
MAA: How did
Planet Hulk
come about? Was this a story the creative team at Marvel Animation sought out to do from the beginning?
I wasn't part of that decision, so I'm not exactly sure what all went into it. One of the primary considerations, though, was the wonderfully written and successful series of books. It introduced a more thoughtful, intelligent Hulk then what's been seen in movies and television, and gave the character an arc that hadn't been seen before on screen.
MAA: How did you get attached to
Planet Hulk
? Good timing or did you petition to work on it?
As I mentioned, my working relationship with Marvel has been wonderful over the years. From Rick Ungar to Avi Arad, to Eric Rollman and Craig Kyle, and now with Joshua Fine. They understand that I don't have a huge background in comics, so I believe they appreciate the unencumbered perspective I bring to the process. Craig and I broke most of the stories for the MLG movies, as well as
Wolverine and the X-Men
, and Josh was a huge contributor to the process, as well. So when the decision was made to adapt "Planet Hulk," I was fortunate enough to be approached.
MAA: When first working on this project, did you think it was going to be difficult to trim a 12-issue story into 70-odd minutes? What types of risks come with adapting a story of that scope into an animated feature?
The first thing I noticed when reading through the books, was how interesting and varied the characters were. It was important to me to keep as many of them actively involved in the story as possible. But as I went through putting post-its on pages and making notes, I knew it was the Hulk's story we had to get right. In a limited running time, we had to make sure his journey was being serviced by all the other characters – whether friend or foe. It's been said to death, but it really is going from Monster to Hero, and that trip has to be worthwhile and believable. Subplots are there, because that's the fabric of the ensemble. There just obviously wasn't time to explore them in the movie as much as they were in the books.
MAA: Looking at the original story for
Planet Hulk
, what were some of the moments that you knew had to go? Is it difficult to trim parts away from a story, especially knowing some viewers may cry foul at what's been removed?
There's no doubt some fans will claim their favorite moment in the books was not in the movie. But great care went into making sure we delivered an adaptation that people would appreciate. So as opposed to listing elements that we may have had to trim out, I'd rather that people look forward to the elements we successfully wove into this movie.
MAA: How would you compare working on the story for
Planet Hulk
as compared to your work on some of the previous Marvel Animated Features?
For starters, this wasn't an origin movie. It assumes most viewers know who the Hulk is, and how he came to be, so that allowed for a fuller story. Another comparison is that I had such good source material to draw from. Some scenes I was able to lift right out of the pages. When I adapted
Ultimate Avengers
, the decision was made to widen the youth appeal beyond the mature story-telling in the book. To mix in a little classic
tone. That necessitated some changes that hardcore fans of the
didn't care for. However, by having broader appeal, the movie experienced success over more demographics. So it was more of a challenge to find the balance. Writing the script for
Planet Hulk
, however, was a much cleaner process.
MAA: Have you seen the final product. And, if so, thoughts?
Each of the MLG movies has a cast and crew screening on a large screen. Unfortunately, for
Planet Hulk
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MAA: Alright, as we head into the home-stretch here, care to give fans one solid reason to run out and snap up
Planet Hulk
on February 2nd?
This is Hulk's movie, not Banner's. For the first time, viewers can see how he copes in a world where he can be hurt, or even killed. But it's also a world desperately looking to him for help. He's got to let go of some real baggage before he's any good to anybody, including learning to trust again after the heroes of earth turned their backs on him. And to me, it becomes a movie worth watching because it transcends the expectations of a traditional "Hulk Smash, Where's Betty?" story. It stands on its own as simply good entertainment.
Marvel Animation Age would like to thank Greg Johnson for his participation.


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Another #Caturday
This week she went after a bug that was stuck between the window and screen. She got one of her claws stuck in the screen in her descent. I hope she learned not to climb up the screen again.
We had some pretty warm weather this week, I did not get the chance to walk though. I hope the snow stays melted in the upcoming week so I can walk at least once. I have a better chance now that the sun stays out longer.
It is #Caturday
I still have Luna Minerva, they allow one small pet in my apartment. My dog was too big, she lives with my daughter's family now. I visited them last week.
Luna Minerva has taken to sleeping on my bed. She has ruined my new set of microfiber sheets with her claws. She knocks over some of the books and pictures when she runs into my room and leaps onto the bookcase to look out the window. I try to remember to open the blinds before I leave so she can look out. I can not wait until it is warm enough to open the door to my catio.
Climate Change and Global Warming
It can be the coldest day of the year in the warmest year on record. Global warming does not mean every single day gets warmer. Climate change means that the climate is changing. It did not happen overnight, it has been studied for at least decades. Having an ignorant moron as the so-called president is not helping anything. Climate change deniers restating their false myths is not helping either.
One of the main reasons I fought so hard for trump not to be president, is I knew he did not believe in Science. He has since selected other greedy people that disregard the health of the planet. The only thing these small percentage of cretins value is money. They will allow fracking, pollution, and roll back protections to get their way. They also will start wars (even civil wars), let people die from the elements, and look the other way while diseases (asthma for example) increase. Two words, Flint Water. There is a real crisis being ignored while dumpy manufacturers one about the border wall to distract from the awful things he continues to do.
I feel almost helpless for not doing more to fight back. I wish I had gotten a degree in geology instead of teaching. I wish I had an iota of authority to get rid of ignorance asap.
Waiting For The Snow Storm To Pass
This pic is my son's window, the newly installed back door window bends the light that shines across onto the other window sill.
It was snowing pretty steadily but the super cold temperature will get lower, the snow deeper and not ending until Sunday evening. Listening to music and watching videos indoors while keeping warm is what will be happening. Only 60 more days until Spring.
I made a broccoli roll into individual muffin cups one day
I usually make a broccoli roll, I love broccoli and cheese, these are held together with pizza dough and have garlic for flavor. These are great dipped into pizza sauce or marinara.
I found out that doing this one handed was not so easy. It is also easier for me to eat these as sliced pieces of broccoli roll, and easier to dip into the sauce.
I used store-bought pizza dough and let rise in the bag it came in, loosen the bag fastener first. Then I spread it out and cut into 12 squares. Spread minced garlic (I usually use granulated but could not find any) shredded cheddar, Monterey jack, and mozzarella, and broccoli florets (I use thawed from a bag of frozen), but fresh would work too. Then try to place them in the muffin pan without dropping or have it slide down the sides. I tried to fold the tops over and sprinkle a little cheese on top. This is why making the roll is easier, you just spread the dough out, spread the ingredients on them, then try to roll up, I kind of end up rolling into thirds. Then bake, cool a bit before slicing.
I found this broken turtle shell
It actually broke when I tried to pick it up. Someone placed it on the bench before I found it. I drove by the other day and it was still there. I think I saw it back in November. The bag of garbage was still there too. I picked up some garbage laying around, but the black bag was in rough terrain and brambles so I could not get to it. I had ticks crawling on my clothes when I got back from that nature walk. It will be a while before I go back, and I will coat myself in tick repellent.
Today the weather was supposed to be bad. I did not go visit my mother because of the predicted "snow storm". My son emailed me to ask to walk with him at the mall. So I met him there today at noon. That is very early for me to be anywhere. This is the second time we have met there to walk. We did one loop mostly on the main section. We walked slowly because my one-year-old granddaughter walks slower than me…lol. Afterwards, I bought some groceries. The worst of the weather held off until tonight.
PT is getting to be too much for me
My little Christmas tree it has the little snoopy mini ornaments my sister gave me, and this year my boyfriend bought me two little elephant decorations…they are so cute. He also got me a larger elephant figurine carved from stone. (that will probably make an appearance in a future post)
I got the boxes out of storage today to put all the Holiday decorations away after I got home from PT. They worked me harder today, I was actually starting to sweat. I am wiped out now. I did not get all the decorations down. I also had an easy dinner of a can of lower sodium soup.
Back This Thing Up
A pic of my tree 2018 in my new apartment. My favorite part of the tree this year is the light patterns on the wall and ceiling and reflection in the window. I need to figure out how to get electricity on the patio.
I realised after yesterday's hasty post, that I left out a bunch of events that have happened in recent months. I have a much nicer apartment, which I consider one of the best things to happen to me in 2018. It is still for disabled and seniors only, but this one is much quieter and cleaner than the last one. I have a better layout, no closed in superhot kitchen. I am on the first floor. I have a small patio that I call a catio, though my cat only ventured out there once since I moved in. It has been cold right after I moved here, I think she does not like the cold concrete out on the catio. I have a view of the woods and a bit of the main road. I have seen deer, birds, bunnies and I was told there were squirrels too. I also have seen a wandering cat, I am not sure whose it is, but it looks like a little bobcat. I hope it is not feral. I also hope I never see it dead because it likes to walk in the road.
I have a new primary care doctor, although it is frustrating my old doctor has not faxed over my records. My blood pressure has been both high and low. I am back at PT. My PT is only a few blocks away. There is a walking trail nearby, it comes right up to my apartment parking lot. I only walked on the trail once, mostly because it has been rainy, snowy, or otherwise gloomy most days. I walked one day indoors with my older son and grandkids at the mall. The mall will be my go-to option to walk when the weather is too bad to walk outside. I drive my 19-year-old son to work once a week. He lives with my oldest son, so I get to see two of my grandkids more often. I still go to Syracuse most weekends to see my boyfriend. He has actually been here a few times. I still have a lot more to explore in this area.
Just a short while after my grandson's third birthday, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I am trying to learn as much as I can about that. I am sure that sums up the last few months. I also planned to squeeze in a few trips to see family. Providence to see my daughter and family including my Ashley who they are taking care of. Dogs her weight are not allowed here. Also up to the Adirondacks to visit my mom and sister. Both of those road trips will be coming soon.
This Year Could Be Epic!
This pic is of Lights On The Lake near Syracuse, NY. We drove through one night with a free ticket my kids could not use.
It probably will just be the same old same old, unless I put in a little effort. I still have hope in staying positive and making changes for the better. I have been going to PT, I do not see immediate results except for being tired more often. I hope to be able to walk farther and more often by summer. I can only do just over a mile now. I have also gained so much weight, I weigh the most ever in my life, including at the time of my stroke. It is scary to me to think I have not kept off the weight I lost my first year after. I bought myself an exercise ball again, the next step is inflating it. I am on an austerity spending budget. I will be charging my dental work this year. I have not been to the dentist in years only going once since my stroke to get a tooth pulled.
I am still trying to get used to my awesome apartment. I find more and more that makes it less than perfect, like a visit from a mouse. The doorway I tripped over, and finally took a fall comes to mind.