Acquisition of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

Abstract

The Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (STARS) is a joint Air Force and Army program with the Air Force designated as the lead Military Department. Joint STARS is a surveillance, battle-management, and target attack support system being developed to detect, locate, and track moving and stationary targets located beyond the forward line of our troops. The program includes 20 aircraft and 95 ground station modules that interact with aircraft. The Joint STARS has an estimated total life-cycle cost of about $24.5 billion (then-year dollars). Objectives. The audit objective was to evaluate the overall acquisition management of the Joint STARS program. Specifically, the audit determined the adequacy of efforts to develop an economical and efficient system and to prepare the Joint STARS aircraft and ground systems for production and deployment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 1994
Accession Number
ADA375722

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Reed
  • James A. Hoyt
  • John E. Meling
  • Louis F. Schleuger
  • Michael H. Claypool

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • C Programming Language
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

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