SZ/CSA/59/17 - The $7-billion contract that changed the rules. Fortune, 3/63

Reference code

SZ/CSA/59/17

Level of description

Item

Title

The $7-billion contract that changed the rules. Fortune, 3/63

Date/s

1963

Quantity & Format

7 leaves Press cuttings

Personal name

McNamara, Robert S.

Subject

Boeing Company
United States. Department of Defense
General Dynamics Corporation

Creator

Smith, Richard Austin.

Scope and content

Describes the upset which was caused when Pentagon officials handed a $7-billion aircraft building contract to General Dynamics Corporation. Boeing Aircraft was a lower bidder on the contract. The design and history of the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) fighter plane is reviewed, and the aircraft's capabilities and performance. The Defense Secretary's plans for the aircraft, and his policies for its procurement are examined.

Part II of this article is at [SZ/CSA/59/18].

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