About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

C-MASAD-82-8 1 (1982-02-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabczd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: This is an vnclassified digest furnished in lieu of a report contalIxng classified security information. REPORT BY THE THE/ARMY'S REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE COMPTROLLER GENERAL SHOWS GOOD POTENTIAL BUT FACES A OF THE UNITED STATES LENGTHY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMJ DIGEST The Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) system shows promise of significantly enhancing the Army's combat capability. Its development has been slowed, however, by major technical diffi- culties and by funding uncertainties created by competing demands of higher priority pro- grams on the Army's budget. RPV is designed to acquire targets for artil- lery, to designate targets for precision- guided munitions, for reconnaissance, and for other functions.- The system is planned to extend the attack capability of division commanders beyond the forward edge of the battle area to the full range of artillery weapons where ground-based systems cannot see and where the risk to piloted observation aircraft is high because of the enemy's sophis- ticated air defense systems. The system con- sists of an air vehicle, a ground control station, a remote ground terminal antenna, launch equipment, recovery equipment, and support equipment. The latest program cost estimate is approxi- mately $1.6 billion. The system still faces a lengthy development and testing program. (See pp. 1 to 4 and 10 to 14.) GAO undertook this review to evaluate and assess the Army's prospects for successfully deploying its RPV system in the light of im- portant program decisions to be made shortly by the Secretary of Defense and the Congress about financing its continuing development. 117728 TECHNICAL PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED Technical problems with two key subsystems-- the data link and the mission payload-- have slowed RPV's development. In both cases, problems resulted primarily from the difficulty of fitting the electronic-equipment into the small air vehicle which is designed to strin- gent size and weight limitations. The Army i C-MASAD-82-8 FEBRUARY 26, 1982 6~2 73

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most