Electronic Combat: Consolidation Master Plan Does not Appear to be Cost Effective,

Abstract

In response to your request, we have reviewed the Department of Defense's (DoD) Electronic Combat Consolidation Master Plan. As agreed with your office, our objective was to assess the costs and benefits of DoD's consolidation plans for open air ranges, hardware in the loop facilities, and installed system test facilities used in electronic combat testing. According to the Master Plan, DoD considered 17 of the services' electronic combat test facilities for consolidation. The Army controls 4 of the 17 facilities, the Navy controls 6, and the Air Force controls 7. The conclusion of the Master Plan is that the assets of three of the seven facilities managed by the Air Force will be moved to other Air Force locations. No interservice consolidations and no intraservice consolidation of the four Army or six Navy facilities are proposed in the Plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327635

Entities

People

  • C.H. Ward
  • Delores Cohen
  • Don Springman
  • Mark Lambert

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Anechoic Chambers
  • Base Closures
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Defense Systems
  • Desert Tests
  • Electronic Warfare
  • National Security
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics