Operation Desert Storm: Project Overall Performance Is Not Supported.
Abstract
The General Accounting Office is pleased to be here today to share its observations on the Project Manager's assessment of the Patriot missile system's performance during Operation Desert Storm. The statement will focus on (1) the Army's efforts to deploy an effective missile defense against Iraqi Scud missiles and (2) the Patriot Project Manager's analysis of the Patriot's performance. GAO's review indicated in general that the Army and supporting contractors overcame significant obstacles to provide tactical missile defense in Saudi Arabia and Israel but that the Project Manager's assessment that Patriot was successful against 70 percent of the Iraqi Scuds was not supported. The quality of the performance data is now being reassessed. GAO's observations are based on a February 1992 briefing by the Patriot Project Manager and an examination of two reports cited as the basis for the assessment. In the course of its work GAO interviewed officials in the Patriot Project Office, the Office of the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, the Army Training and Doctrine Command's System Manager for High-Medium Air Defense, and the Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory. Examination of the two reports included comparing them to the Army's briefing and tracing the statements in the reports to supporting records. Because the Army is continuing to gather data, GAO has not independently examined Patriot's performance. GAO discussed its observations with Project Office officials and have included their views as appropriate. (KAR) p. 2
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA291239
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office