Minimizing Friendly Fire: The Army Should Consider Long-Term Solution in Its Procurement Decision on Near-Term Needs
NSIAD-94-19
Published: Oct 22, 1993. Publicly Released: Nov 22, 1993.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's development of a combat identification program to minimize ground-to-ground and air-to-ground friendly fire incidents, focusing on the Army's Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS).
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | To help ensure that the Army does not produce a costly system that would provide insufficient coverage in large conflicts or any conflict involving fixed-wing aircraft and may not be able to be integrated into a long-term solution, and would thus be discarded a few years after fielding, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army not to proceed with the production of a near-term BCIS until the Army determines whether the near-term technology can be integrated into the mid- and long-term target identification solutions. |
Closed – Implemented
DOD deferred its FY 1995 funding request of $25 million until FY 1996 when the options for the long term will be better known.
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Accident preventionAir warfareCombat readinessDefense contingency planningFratricideGround warfareMilitary aircraftMilitary cost controlMilitary land vehiclesWarning systemsWeapons systems