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Tactical Intelligence: Joint STARS Needs Current Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 28, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-117
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Summary:

The 1985 cost and operational effectiveness analysis for the $9-billion Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) is no longer valid. Significant changes have occurred in key Joint STARS concepts, such as the threats it is intended to meet, the environment in which it will operate, and what it will cost. An updated or new analysis could take as long as 18 months to complete depending on its scope. As now planned, the need for and scope of such an analysis may not be determined until six months prior to the full-rate production decision scheduled for September 1995. By waiting that late, the Defense Department could jeopardize the full-rate production schedules if a full 18-month study is required. Deciding now on the scope of an analysis would eliminate this concern.

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