Title: Trade offsets in Foreign Military Sales--the F/A-18 program
Description: This case study is intended to provide an overview of trade offsets and how these arrangements affect the domestic F/A-18 Strike Fighter program. The study defines trade offsets and interprets the existing Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning these arrangements. Using the F/A-18 as a case study the researcher considered the impact of these offsets in a management analysis manner relative to the Program Manager.