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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Sept. 14, 1988
Report No.	T-PEMD-88-9
Subject	Agency reports Contractor personnel Defense operations Monitoring Product evaluation Reporting requirements Systems evaluation Testing Systems testing Aegis Weapon System Aquila Remotely Piloted Vehicle Army Helicopter Improvement Program LANTIRN Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared System for Night Program Maverick Missile Remotely Piloted Vehicle Tomahawk Cruise Missile Weapons systems

Summary:

GAO discussed the Department of Defense's (DOD): (1) operational testing and evaluation of six weapon systems; and (2) reporting of the test results to Congress. GAO found that: (1) testing and evaluation were inadequate due to significant planning, execution, realism, and analysis limitations; (2) DOD often significantly altered test plans after initial approval, resulting in a reduction of realism that favored the system tested; (3) contractor personnel and consultants conducted on-site monitoring of systems testing; (4) simulated combat stress for personnel and equipment were inadequate, since personnel were familiar with the test range; and (5) DOD tested new weapon systems against much older systems. GAO also found that DOD: (1) omitted relevant information concerning test limitations in its report to Congress; and (2) did not provide any evidence to support its overall assessments of the systems' capabilities.

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