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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: DOD's Demonstration Approach Has Improved Project Outcomes

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 30, 1999
Report No. NSIAD-99-33
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Summary:

The Defense Department (DOD) needs unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Since the end of the Vietnam War, DOD has begun at least nine UAV acquisition programs that were later canceled--spending $4 billion in the process. This report reviews current UAV projects to determine whether the military's strategy of conducing advanced concept technology demonstrations before developing and producing UAVs provides better information with which to make acquisition decisions.

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