Army Aviation: Modernization Strategy Needs to Be Reassessed.

Abstract

Of the $6.2 billion the Army plans to spend on aviation modernization during fiscal years 1995-1999, $4.7 billion, or about 76 percent, will be spent on two helicopter programs-the Comanche and the Longbow Apache. However, significant changes have occurred in the threat environment and in the force structure that could substantially change the number and mix of helicopters the Army needs to buy. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Armed Services Committee, requested that GAO review how the Army is modernizing its aviation force, in particular its attack and reconnaissance helicopters. GAO's objectives were to determine whether (1) the Army's plan for modernizing its aviation fleet is still valid, (2) there are alternative aircraft systems to the ones the Army plans to acquire, and (3) the Army's funding plans include all of the helicopter systems that it says it needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA288799

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Army Budgets
  • Army Personnel
  • Army Procurement
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Cost Estimates
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Utility Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting