United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-11-25 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-03-51 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-51 P0b002ee18037ffd5 f:d0351 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-51 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-51 GAO-03-51 Air defense systems Air warfare Defense capabilities Electronic warfare Radar equipment Military aircraft Aircraft maintenance Aircraft components F-4G Aircraft EF-111 Aircraft EA-6B Aircraft Vietnam War Desert Storm F/A-18 Aircraft DOD Operation Allied Force F-117 Stealth Fighter F-16C/D Aircraft F-16C/G Aircraft F-16C/F Aircraft Apache Helicopter EC-130 Aircraft Yugoslavia Air Force Expeditionary Aerospace Force Concept Other Written Product A05585

U.S. military aircraft are often at great risk from enemy air defenses, and the services use specialized aircraft to neutralize or destroy them. In January 2001, GAO reported that a gap existed between the services' suppression capabilities and their needs and recommended that a comprehensive strategy was needed to fix the situation. In response to GAO's report, DOD emphasized that a major study underway at the time would provide the basis for a Department-wide strategy and lead to a balanced set of acquisition programs between the services. This report updates our previous work and assesses actions that DOD has taken to improve its suppression capabilities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-51/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-51.htm GAO-03-51 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-51 Other Written Product GAO-03-51; Electronic Warfare: Comprehensive Strategy Still Needed for Suppressing Enemy Air Defenses; Air defense systems Air warfare Defense capabilities Electronic warfare Radar equipment Military aircraft Aircraft maintenance Aircraft components F-4G Aircraft EF-111 Aircraft EA-6B Aircraft Vietnam War Desert Storm F/A-18 Aircraft DOD Operation Allied Force F-117 Stealth Fighter F-16C/D Aircraft F-16C/G Aircraft F-16C/F Aircraft Apache Helicopter EC-130 Aircraft Yugoslavia Air Force Expeditionary Aerospace Force Concept Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720