United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-03-01 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52 P0b002ee180388727 f:ns95052 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52 NSIAD-95-52 Defense procurement Product performance evaluation Logistics Manufacturing contracts Advanced weapons systems Systems evaluation Military operations Testing Electronic warfare Military cost control Short Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System Letter Report NSIAD

GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) acquisition of the Hunter Short-Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), focusing on whether: (1) the system is logistically supportable; (2) previously identified performance deficiencies have been corrected; and (3) the system represents a valid joint-service effort.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Hunter UAV system is not logistically supportable and has serious unresolved performance deficiencies; (2) the contractor had not delivered required logistical support information as of December 1994; (3) the system may be unsuitable for theater operations and may require costly contractor maintenance and support; (4) the vehicle is currently grounded because of a number of crashes during testing; (5) DOD plans to go into full production before determining whether the land-based vehicle is suitable for naval operations, which jeopardizes the joint-service system; (6) although DOD recently restructured the Hunter program, the program faces further delays and curtailment of critical testing while allowing for the procurement of defective systems; and (7) the planned award of a second low-rate production contract will have a minimal effect on preserving the contractor's skilled labor pool. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-52 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-52 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-52; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: No More Hunter Systems Should Be Bought Unit Until Problems Are Fixed; Defense procurement Product performance evaluation Logistics Manufacturing contracts Advanced weapons systems Systems evaluation Military operations Testing Electronic warfare Military cost control Short Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720