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PSAD-80-27 1 (1980-02-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabaew0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE / ' WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PNOCUnMDrr AND UYSTKMI FEBRUARY 5, 1980 AGQUISITION DIVID1iO 1 FY B-196877 111462 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense Attention: Assistant for Audit Reports _ Room 3A336 ASD (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Concerns About the Army's Infantry Fighting Vehicle (PSAD-80-27) As part of our annual examinations of selec d major weapon system acquisitions, we have reviewed the rmy~s, Fighting Vehicle Systems Program. Primarily, out review - focused on the Infantry Fighting 1ehicle's .(IFV'S) perform- ance in operational and development testing. The test re- sults were used as a basis for the Defense Systems Acquisi-) tion Review Council's recommending approval of the start of production in January 1980. The Army is looking to IFV to provide the infantry with a vehicle to move rapidly in a hostile environment with better armor and greater firepower than is currently avail- x able in the M113. Unlike the M113 that is basically a trans- port vehicle, IFV will be a fighting vehicle that can carry troops into combat as a companion to the tank. Operational testing was completed in November 1979, and development tests are scheduled for completion in July 1980. Test data available in December 1979 showed that IFV had met or exceeded virtually all its performance requirements, in- cluding its reliability goals. IFV'S HIGH COST MAY WARRANT CONSIDERATION OF A HIGH-LOW MIX A principal concern about IFV is its high cost. Th4 September 1979 Selected Acquisition Report shows an esti- mated unit procurement cost of about $600,000 for contem-. . plated procurements through 1995. The report uses rather ~41~ 6~K 4~fr (951524)Z

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