Battlefield Automation: Requirements Need to Be Updated Before the Air Defense System is Produced

Abstract

In our previous report, we recommended that the Secretary of Defense direct the Army to defer the GBS' low-rate initial production until testing proved that it met performance requirements and a cost and operational effectiveness analysis (COEA) justified the GBS as the best alternative for meeting forward area air defense needs. The Department of Defense (DOD) concurred and directed the Army to take corrective actions. In addition, at the time of the review, the Army was reevaluating its forward area air defense needs in light of major changes in both the threat and the FAAD weapons it planned to procure. Responding to DOD concerns about program requirements, the Army said a Division Air Defense Study would address and revise those requirements, which are needed to form the basis for testing systems and supporting the COEA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285545

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Forward Areas
  • Military Acquisition
  • Radio Equipment
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design