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 1997-04-09 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-97-138 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138 P0b002ee180378db4 f:ns97138t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138 T-NSIAD-97-138 Military procurement Military aircraft Air defense systems Military appropriations Testing Defense capabilities Aircraft research Research and development Hunter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Medium Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Short Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aquila Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Outrider Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Copperhead Projectile Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle DarkStar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Bosnia Somalia Testimony NSIAD GAO discussed the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) acquisition efforts that the Department of Defense (DOD) has undertaken over the past 15 years.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) according to DOD, its objective in acquiring UAVs is to provide unmanned systems that will compliment its mix of manned and national reconnaissance assets; (2) however, its UAV acquisition efforts to date have been disappointing; (3) since Aquila began in 1979, of eight UAV programs, three have been terminated (Aquila, Hunter, and Medium Range), three remain in development (Outrider, Global Hawk, DarkStar), and one is now transitioning to low rate production (Predator); (4) only one of eight, Pioneer, has been fielded as an operational system; and (5) GAO estimates DOD has spent more than $2 billion for development and, or, procurement on these eight UAV programs over the past 18 years. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-97-138 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-138 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-97-138; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: DOD's Acquisition Efforts; Military procurement Military aircraft Air defense systems Military appropriations Testing Defense capabilities Aircraft research Research and development Hunter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Medium Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Short Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aquila Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Outrider Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Copperhead Projectile Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle DarkStar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Bosnia Somalia