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NSIAD-84-49 1 (1984-01-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnft0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I ~ -, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SECURITY AND iNTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVIS;ON B-205800 JANUARY 19, 1984 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense 123233 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Concerns About the Air Force Approach to the Dual Role Fighter Comparison (GAO/NSIAD-84-49) In the dual role fighter program, the Air Force is eval- uating the capabilities of the F-15 and the F-16 derivatives to perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. We under- stand that the Air Force will very shortly select one of these aircraft as its dual role fighter. We were also informed that following the Air Force announcement, the Defense Systems Acqui- sition Review Council will review the selection decision and make recommendations to you. As part of a broad review of efforts to improve the F-16 aircraft, we examined the Air Force approach to the dual role fighter selection. We have some concerns, as discussed in enclosure I, which we believe you should consider in evaluating the Air Force decision. Specifically, we found that the Air Force has not: --completely defined its operational concepts and requirements for the dual role fighter and --compared the F-15 and the F-16 derivatives against a uniform set of criteria to determine if each meets a common set of minimum performance specifications. Consequently, we believe the Air Force may have difficulty determining which derivative would best meet its needs. The results of our review were provided to the Departments of Defense and the Air Force and their official oral comments are incorporated in the enclosure as appropriate. (95.1723) OQie ~

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