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MASAD-83-2 1 (1983-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdvk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Army Helicopter Improvement Program's Future May Depend On Success In Controlling Cost In less than 3 years, costs of the program to improve the Army s scout helicopter have gone from an initial estimate of $1 3 billion to $2 7 billion The latest estimate would permit procur- ing only 578 helicopters instead of the original 720 Additional cost increases can be anticipated Since the helicopter s configuration had not been fully defined when the initial cost estimate was prepared, Defense officials maintain that the initial estimate should not be given too much credence GAO considers the initial cost esti- mate, which prompted congressional approval, particularly significant given the repeated con- gressional objections to the high cost of earlier scout helicopter starts Unlike some other Army weapon system pro- grams which have been rushed into production this one is proceeding at a moderate pace There fore, the program has a better chance of succeed- ing than did its predecessors The Army s ability to contain f urther cost growth will likely determine the program s future 120448 '.7 U oW w 7' GAO/MASAD-83-2 4CCOU 1 JANUARY 26, 1983 'Iccx4Liy %

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