The Tip-to-Tail is a performance-based logistics (PBL) program between the U.S. Navy and the Maritime Helicopter Support Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft.This case study examines the Tip-to-Tail program, explains how it works, why it has worked well, and what best practices it uses that could be of use for other Department of Defense product
support programs.
This research was sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. O’Hatnick was a Lockheed Martin Graduate Research Associate at the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise within the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.