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 1996-06-20 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-68 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68 P0b002ee1803a1982 f:ns96068 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68 NSIAD-96-68 Navy procurement Warning systems Radar equipment Concurrency Appropriation limitations Military cost control Fighter aircraft Weapons research Electronic warfare Advanced weapons systems ALR-67 Radar Warning Receiver ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receiver ALR-67(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver ALR-67(V)4 Radar Warning Receiver F/A-18C/D Aircraft F/A-18E/F Aircraft Hornet Aircraft F-14 Aircraft Tomcat Aircraft AV-8B Aircraft Harrier Aircraft DOD System Anomaly Report Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Navy's development and acquisition of the ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver (RWR).<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Navy plans to start low-rate production of the ALR-67(V)3 receiver early in fiscal year 1997 despite numerous performance problems; (2) the premature procurement of earlier models before completion of operational testing led to the deployment of an unsatisfactory system to operational forces that refused to use it, and the storage of newly produced units until they were modified; (3) the ALR-67(V)3 receiver misidentifies threatening and friendly radar, fails to detect tracking radar, and may not be compatible with F/A-18 aircraft radar; (4) the Navy does not know if the receiver is operationally effective and suitable for field use; (5) in response to legislative requirements, the Navy plans to conduct operational testing in late 1996 and early 1997 on production representative receivers to determine potential modifications; and (6) the Navy risks deploying a deficient system which may require extensive modifications and retrofit to achieve adequate performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-68 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-68 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-68; Electronic Warfare: Navy's New Radar Warning Receiver Needs More Testing; Navy procurement Warning systems Radar equipment Concurrency Appropriation limitations Military cost control Fighter aircraft Weapons research Electronic warfare Advanced weapons systems ALR-67 Radar Warning Receiver ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receiver ALR-67(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver ALR-67(V)4 Radar Warning Receiver F/A-18C/D Aircraft F/A-18E/F Aircraft Hornet Aircraft F-14 Aircraft Tomcat Aircraft AV-8B Aircraft Harrier Aircraft DOD System Anomaly Report