Electronic Warfare: DOD Did Not Meet Test Criteria Before Production of the Airborne Self-Protection Jammer

Abstract

ASPJ is an electronic warfare jammer intended to protect the Navy'sF-14D and F/A-18 aircraft from threat weapons. It accomplishes this by transmitting electronic signals that interfere with the radars used to control threat missiles and guns. As you will recall, the Department of Defense (DOD) authorized ASPJ's initial limited production, called Lot I, in August 1989despite its marginal performance during initial operational tests. In May 1990, that decision was the subject of a hearing before this Subcommittee.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 1992
Accession Number
AD1100594

Entities

People

  • Louis J. Rodrigues

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Standards
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics