Options for and Costs of Retaining C-17 Aircraft Production-Only Tooling
John C. Graser; Edward Keating; Guy Weichenberg; Michael Boito; Soumen Saha; Robert DeFeo; Steven Strain
RAND
2012
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When a weapon system ceases production, the tooling not needed for sustainment that cannot be repurposed must either be disposed of or stored. Storage is not free, but system-specific tooling might become necessary for a restart, and starting from scratch can be expensive, although some tools cost more to store than they are worth. The authors examine these tooling retention issues for the C-17 cargo aircraft.