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

Abstract

I am pleased to be here today to discuss our review of the Navy's Airborne Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ) program. ASPJ is an electronic warfare jammer intended to protect the Navy's F-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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 1992
Accession Number
AD1169450

Entities

People

  • Louis J. Rodrigues

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Standards
  • National Security
  • Performance Tests
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics