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 2006-05-19 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-593 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593 P0b002ee18039ed55 f:d06593 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593 GAO-06-593 Air defense systems Army procurement Comparative analysis Military aircraft Procurement planning Unmanned aerial systems Weapons research and development Weapons systems Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Warrior Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Army Extended Range Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aircraft System Other Written Product A54499 Through 2011, the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to spend $20 billion on unmanned aircraft systems, including the Army's "Warrior." Because of congressional concerns that some systems have been more costly and taken more time to produce than predicted, GAO reviewed the Warrior program. This report (1) describes the Army's requirements underlying its decision to acquire Warrior instead of existing systems such as the Air Force's Predator, and (2) assesses whether the Army has established a sound acquisition strategy for the Warrior program https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593.pdf GAO-06-593 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-593 Other Written Product GAO-06-593; Defense Acquisitions: Better Acquisition Strategy Needed for Successful Development of the Army's Warrior Unmanned Aircraft System; Air defense systems Army procurement Comparative analysis Military aircraft Procurement planning Unmanned aerial systems Weapons research and development Weapons systems Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Warrior Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Army Extended Range Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aircraft System