Weapon Systems Overview: A Summary of Recent GAO (General Accounting Office) Reports, Observations and Recommendations on Major Weapon Systems
Abstract
To aid the Congress in its deliberations on the fiscal year 1984 defense budget, The General Accounting Office issued, from August 1982 through July 1983, 17 reports on selected weapon systems. Chapter 2 summarizes the potential impact of GAO's recommendations and observations. Chapter 3 categorizes and summarizes the major issues highlighted in each report. These issues could have a direct impact on the systems' efficient acquisition and/or operational effectiveness. These issues formed the bases for GAO's recommendations and observations. Chapters 4 through 7 contain individual report summaries. The systems which were reviewed and which are included in this overview are: AH-64; Army Helicopter Improvement Program; Patriot; Sergeant York; Stinger POST; S-3A; CG-47; Rapidly Deployable Surveillance System; TOMAHAWK; F/A-18; Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar; The antisatellite development program; The Wide Area Antiarmor Munitions; The B-1B bomber; Light Armored Vehicle; Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile; and Trainer aircraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA133323
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office