Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIPAR). Afghan National Army: DOD Did Not Conduct Required Oversight or Assess the Performance and Sustainability of the $174 Million Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System Program
Abstract
In a March 2015 Department of Defense (DOD) memorandum, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) helped identify an impending capability gap related to the ANA's (Afghan National Army) ability to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations that would result from a drawdown of coalition forces. To increase the ANA's ISR capabilities, DOD funded the purchase of 16,000 ISR assets, such as night vision devices and surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles, like the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The 2019 Afghanistan Compact states that ANA's ISR capabilities support the U.S. and Afghan governments broader goals for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) to plan and execute special, conventional, and police operations, using Afghan-derived intelligence to counter current and future threats to Afghanistan.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 13, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1123724
Entities
People
- Eugene Gray
- Evan Ward
- John Schenk
- John Sopko
- Suzana Chowdhury
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction