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the agent's arguments and affirmed GENDYN's permission to use
CCM.
GENDYN manufactured the F-16, a tactical military aircraft.
Originally designed as a "dog fighter", the F-16 evolved into a
multirole aircraft, capable of performing air-to-air combat, air
defense, and air-to-ground missions in all types of conditions.
In January 1972, the Air Force issued a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for the development of a prototype aircraft designated the
"Light Weight Fighter". In April 1972, the Air Force selected
two aerospace companies, Northrop Corp. and GENDYN, to develop
competing prototypes. Following a "fly off" of the two
prototypes, on January 13, 1975, the Air Force awarded GENDYN
contract numbered F33657-75-C-0310 (0310 contract) for the full-
scale development of what ultimately became the F-16.
The 0310 contract required GENDYN to complete development of
the F-16 and to build several developmental aircraft, which
differed considerably from the prototype. The 0310 contract also
granted the Air Force options to procure production F-16's (as
opposed to the developmental versions) for the program years
1977, 1978, and 1979, as well as a separate option to purchase
348 F-16's for foreign Governments. The first developmental
aircraft flew in December 1976, and the first production version
flew and was delivered during 1978. From the time the Air Force
selected GENDYN through 1981, the Air Force purchased more than
650 F-16's.
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