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C-MASAD-83-5 1 (1983-01-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdwa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: This is an unclassified digest furnished in lieu of a report containing clasified security information. REPORT BY THE U.S. ANTISATELLITE PROGRAM COMPTROLLER GENERAL NEEDS A FRESH LOOK OF THE UNITED STATES DIGEST Current and projected Soviet space capabilities are a known threat to U.S. and allied land, sea, air, and space forces. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), the Soviets have a vigorous and constantly expanding military space program. Soviet space systems support reconnaissance, electronic intelligence, missile launch detection, communications, meteorology, and navigation. The Soviets have the only antisatellite system known to be operational. The demonstrated Soviet antisatellite system poses a known threat to U.S. satellites. It is anticipated the Soviets will continue work in this area. The United States is pursuing an antisatellite development program, using miniature vehicles launched from an F-15 aircraft and propelled by a two-stage missile. The cost to complete the system has been estimated at about $3.6 bil- lion. When the Air Force selected the miniature vehi- cle techn-o6b5y 's the primary solution to the antisatellite mission, it was envisioned as a relatively cheap, quick way to get an anti- satellite system that would meet the mission requirements. This is no longer the case. It will be a more complex and expensive task than originally envisioned, potentially costing in the tens of billions of dollars. Now is the time to determine whether the United States is developing the appropriate capability to perform the antisatellite mission. TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE MINIATURE VEHICLE EXIST 120559 GAO compared several alternatives to the minia- ture vehicle. These included --missiles, GAO/C-MASAD-83-5 i JANUARY 27,1983

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