Need To Examine ALR-74 Radar Warning Receiver Program Schedule

Gao ID: MASAD-82-23 March 10, 1982

GAO reviewed the need to upgrade or replace radar warning receivers in tactical aircraft.

The review revealed that the Air Force is pursuing the acquisition of the ALR-74 radar warning receiver to introduce into operation on more than a thousand F-16 and approximately 700 A-10 aircraft at the earliest feasible date. However, the program offices for the F-16 and A-10 believe that, because the schedule does not provide sufficient time for important installation studies, cost redesign and retrofit may be required if the installed receiver is found to be incompatible with other onboard avionics. Further, in the case of the F-16, the program office is concerned that, in its final design, the ALR-74 receiver may interfere with the orderly accomplishment of a larger overall improvement program involving many F-16 avionics items.

Recommendations

Our recommendations from this work are listed below with a Contact for more information. Status will change from "In process" to "Open," "Closed - implemented," or "Closed - not implemented" based on our follow up work.

Director: Warren G. Reed Team: General Accounting Office: Mission Analysis and Systems Acquisition Division Phone: (202) 275-4841


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