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LCD-80-38 1 (1980-03-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabahg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. Z0548 MARCH 3, 1980 B-197731 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations r -0o 10, 111689 House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Review of the Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition SystemI(LCD-80-38) AerCd se by your office, we are providing information obtain on the Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisi- tion (BETA) project for your consideration during the , de:) ' 1 forthcoming hearings on the Department of Defense's fiscal year 1981 budget. This information s-ummar.zes our work as of February 15, 1980; however, the review is still in prog- ress and we plan to issue a final report by November 1980. CURRENT STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT The BETA project is a high risk, joint service effort to develop an experimental test bed for automated collection, analysis, correlation, and dissemination of tactical in- telligence data. Systems which perform these functions are generally referred to as intelligence fusion centers. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) established the BETA project in September 1977 to demonstrate the feasibility and combat utility of prompt coupling of data from target acquisition sensors into tactical combat situation displays and firepower systems. OSD asked that the demonstration be conducted during European military exercises in 1980. In January 1978, OSD established a $46.5 million funding ceiling through fiscal year 1980 to accomplish project objectives. In January 1980, the project office estimated that it would cost about $88.2 million through fiscal year 1984 to achieve the original objective, including $29.4 million for future development after the planned 1980 demonstration. (941192) $7?e) C'16

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