Bradley Vehicle: Concerns About the Army's Vulnerability Testing

NSIAD-86-67 Published: Feb 14, 1986. Publicly Released: Mar 25, 1986.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO assessed the Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle vulnerability test results and commented on their validity.

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense, in his report to Congress on phase II tests, should include an evaluation of the Bradley's vulnerability based on a combination of the live-fire tests and the Army's vulnerability models, using the more current threat simulants available, in sufficient numbers to answer questions about the Bradley's vulnerability.	Closed – Implemented DOD included this evaluation in its test report on the live-fire tests.
Department of Defense	The Secretary of Defense, in his report to Congress on phase II tests, should include vulnerability data on both the M2 and M3 vehicle.	Closed – Implemented Vulnerability data on both the M2 and M3 was included in the DOD report on the tests.

Chuck Young

Managing Director

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