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Electronic Warfare: Laser Warning System Production Should Be Limited

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 25, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-14
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Installed in combat helicopters, the AVR-2 and AVR-2A laser warning systems are designed to alert pilots to the type and location of laser-guided enemy weapons. GAO believes that production of the AVR-2 and AVR-2A should be slowed until operational tests are completed successfully. The AVR-2's poor performance during operational testing forced its redesign. Even though half of the total quantity required has been procured, neither the redesigned AVR-2 nor the further redesigned AVR-2A has been subjected to operational tests to ensure satisfactory performance. This contradicts Pentagon acquisition policy, and the Army risks buying defective systems.

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