Procurement of the Army's AH-64 Helicopter

In December 1981, GAO cautioned the Secretary of Defense against making a production decision on the AH-64 helicopter program, because some important tests and evaluations had not been completed and sufficient information on which to base a production decision was lacking. In the present report, GAO gave its general observations on the current status of the AH-64 program for the use of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, which are in joint conference deliberations on authorizing the procurement of the helicopter.