abstract:The Common Support Aircraft (CSA) is a proposed concept, which has been considered by the United States Navy since at least the early 1990s, to replace a number of different fixed-wing aircraft capable of operating from an aircraft carrier and which serve a "support" function, with a single type of aircraft or aircraft platform able to perform all support tasks.
Among thepossibilitiesbeingexploredis the useofcommonmaterials, offeringcustomers the optionofbuyingbothaircraft together andsharingotherresourceslikecustomersupport.