DOD ACQUISITION: Case Study of the Air Force Advanced Warning System

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Abstract:

The Advanced Warning System (AWS), terminated in March 1984, was an Air Force technology program initiated to develop the critical infrared technologies required for a follow-on space based missile warning system. The AWS Program consisted of several distinct but related efforts: an advanced technology effort for missile surveillance, a joint technology demonstration program involving the Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and a developmental program emphasizing survivability. To accomplish this, the program office planned to perform system concept studies supporting a decision on the development of an operational system.

Author(s):
Conahan, Frank
Author Organization(s):
Government Accountability Office
Funding Organization(s):
Government Accountability Office, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
1986 Jul 31
Pagination:
16

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
warning systems, air force, space based, accounting, acquisition, demonstrations, maryland, money, surveillance, survivability, detectors, economics, social sciences
Subject Categories:
Guided Missle Technology; Mechanical, Industrial, Civil and Marine Engineering
Creation Date:
2022 Jul 07
Update Date:
2022 Sep 01