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 2004-08-12 monographic deposited born digital 40 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-925 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925 P0b002ee18037f217 f:d04925 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925 GAO-04-925 Operational testing Defense capabilities Transportation research Army personnel Military aircraft Developmental testing Air transportation operations Aircraft Military cost control Fighter aircraft Testing Military forces Cost analysis Army Armored Gun System C-130 Aircraft C-130H Aircraft Hercules Aircraft M113 Armored Personnel Carrier Stryker Armored Vehicle Other Written Product A11692 In its transformation to a more responsive and mobile force, the Army plans to form 6 Stryker Brigade Combat teams equipped with a new family of armored vehicles known as Strykers. The Stryker--which provides transport for troops, weapons, and command and control--was required by the Army to weigh no more than 38,000 pounds and be transportable in theater by C-130 cargo aircraft arriving ready for immediate combat operations. The Army plans to equip its future force with a new generation of vehicles--Future Combat Systems--to also be transportable by C-130s. GAO was asked to assess (1) the current status of Stryker vehicle acquisition, including the most current Stryker vehicle program and operating cost estimates; (2) the status and results of Stryker vehicle tests; and (3) the ability of C-130 aircraft to transport Stryker vehicles within a theater of operations. This report also addresses the transportability of the Army's Future Combat Systems on C-130 aircraft. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925.pdf GAO-04-925 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-925 Other Written Product GAO-04-925; Military Transformation: Fielding of Army's Stryker Vehicles Is Well Under Way, but Expectations for Their Transportability by C-130 Aircraft Need to; Operational testing Defense capabilities Transportation research Army personnel Military aircraft Developmental testing Air transportation operations Aircraft Military cost control Fighter aircraft Testing Military forces Cost analysis Army Armored Gun System C-130 Aircraft C-130H Aircraft Hercules Aircraft M113 Armored Personnel Carrier Stryker Armored Vehicle