Electronic Warfare; Navy/Air Force Still Developing Separate, Costly Radar Warning Receivers.

Abstract

We reviewed DOD's attempt to merge the Navy's ALR-67 program and the Air Force's ALR-69 upgrade program and testified in related congressional hearings in 1982. Our prior report and the House Committee on Government Operations report recommended several actions for overcoming obstacles to the merge and for otherwise promoting commonality in RWR programs. Our recent review showed that these recommendations have not been implemented, with the Air Force and the Navy continuing their separate programs and otherwise continuing the proliferation of RWRs. Also, the Air Force has started a program to improve the ALR-69, currently installed in all F-16 aircraft, estimated to cost over $500 million. The Navy has started an ALR-67 improvement program, estimated to cost over $1.3 billion. Both services are acquiring nine different RWRs for existing tactical aircraft at an estimated cost of over $6.6 billion. None are common to both Air Force and Navy aircraft, and seven of them have entered development or production since the 1982 hearings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182627

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Radar Warning Receivers
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics