Army Logistics
Army Logistics

Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-02-09

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781984396266

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NSIAD-99-140 Army Logistics: Status of Proposed Support Plan for Apache Helicopter

Army Logistics: Status of Proposed Support Plan for Apache Helicopter
Army Logistics: Status of Proposed Support Plan for Apache Helicopter

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Published: 1999

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Consistent with the results of the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review, the Department of Defense (DOD) has embarked on a strategy to reengineer its logistics support for weapon systems, placing greater reliance on the private sector for this support. The Apache AH-64 helicopter has been designated by DOD as a pilot effort for implementing this new strategy. 1 At the same time, the Army has been considering a logistics support concept called Prime Vendor Support (PVS) for the Apache helicopter. Apache PVS is a contractor's proposal to use commercial practices to reengineer logistics support, improve readiness, reduce life-cycle costs and provide savings that can be used to modernize the Apache aircraft. 3 The program is also intended to rely on private-sector capital to upgrade Apache components and to manage the parts pipeline. The program also corresponds with an Army General Officer Steering Committee's desire to seek ways to reengineer logistics support for the Apache helicopter, lower costs, and provide savings for modernization.