United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Office of Special Investigations author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-06-30 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:OSI-93-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OSI-93-4 P0b002ee180377da4 f:os93004 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-OSI-93-4 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-OSI-93-4 OSI-93-4 Military aircraft Helicopters Advanced weapons systems Military operations Airborne operations Air warfare Missiles Army personnel Accidents Information disclosure Apache Helicopter AH-64 Helicopter Persian Gulf War Iraq Kuwait Desert Shield Desert Storm Bradley Fighting Vehicle M113 Armored Personnel Carrier HELLFIRE Missile Other Written Product OSI T877273 In a February 1991 incident involving "friendly fire" during the Persian Gulf War, two American servicemen were killed and six were wounded by missiles fired by an Apache helicopter. Concerns were raised about whether equipment failure caused the incident, whether the U.S. Army tried to mislead Congress about the Apache's performance, and whether the Army improperly released information to the press. This report contains a detailed discussion of the incident, including related events and contributing factors; an analysis of the Army's investigation of the incident; and responses to the specific concerns just mentioned. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OSI-93-4/html/GAOREPORTS-OSI-93-4.htm GAO/OSI-93-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OSI-93-4 Other Written Product GAO/OSI-93-4; Operation Desert Storm: Apache Helicopter Fratricide Incident; Military aircraft Helicopters Advanced weapons systems Military operations Airborne operations Air warfare Missiles Army personnel Accidents Information disclosure Apache Helicopter AH-64 Helicopter Persian Gulf War Iraq Kuwait Desert Shield Desert Storm Bradley Fighting Vehicle M113 Armored Personnel Carrier HELLFIRE Missile