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The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage (1985) / Chapter Skim
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... Licensing and Coproduction The United States has had a longstanding policy of cooperation through coproduction and licensing of American military aircraft and components with its industrialized allies (mainly NATO and Japan)
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... government approved the F104J program for Japan. This program transferred modern production technology and created a production base in Japan.2 However, it is doubtful whether such coproduction agreements directly or materially aided European prime contractor capabilities in large commercial transports, or current business or commuter aircraft design and development.
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... Thus, the newer form of allied cooperation is considered to have a higher potential for adversely affecting the competitive status of the U.S. commercial aircraft industry than may have been realized and considered in the decision to support this DOD technology transfer process.
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  • commercial transport
  • civil aircraft
  • aircraft manufacture
  • aircraft industry
  • commercial aircraft

  • aircraft manufacturing
  • production capability
  • military aircraft
  • design techniques
  • foreign policy

  • commuter aircraft
  • commercial transports
  • design data


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