Army Acquisition: Air Defense Antitank System's Development Goals Not Yet Achieved

Abstract

In November 1990, the Office of the Secretary of Defense approved a 2-year extension to develop the Army's Air Defense Antitank System (ADATS). The extension was necessary because during operational testing the system had failed to perform well enough to begin production in fiscal year 1991, as planned. Congress appropriated $92 million in research, development, test, and evaluation funding for the first year of the extension, and the Army has requested $97.4 million for fiscal year 1992. At the request of the Chairmen of the House Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations, GAO reviewed the Army's program for the 2-year extension to determine whether (1) it had resulted in ADATS' improved reliability, (2) the tests and criteria established for the extension phase would provide sufficient information on the system's performance to approve its production, and (3) the Army's cost and operational effectiveness assessment of the system was still valid.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242143

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Army Procurement
  • Congress
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Economic Analysis
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Forward Areas
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation

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