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NSIAD-84-15 1 (1983-10-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabndn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: tw0 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SECURITY ANO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION B-208083 OCTOBER 19, 1983 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense Attention: DOD Office of the Inspector General Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Development of ?ire Command and Control by the Army and the (GAO/NSIAD-84-15) Support Systems Marine Corps We reviewed the Army's and the Marine Corps' efforts to automate their fire support command and control functions. The two services are developing several ystems to improve fire support mission effectiveness on thebattlefield of the late 1980s and the 1990s. The significance of these systems lies both in their cost, which is estimated in the billions of dollars over their life cycles, and in their roles as command and control systems which help to manage substantial amounts of combat resources. During fiscal year 1984 about $40 million is expected to be spent developing these fire support systems. The potential for common fire support command and control systems in the Army and the Marine Corps has not been exploited in spite of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) policies promoting standardized systems and equipment. Although the missions are similar and the fire support systems need to communicate with each other, each service is developing its own systems. This has led to possible duplication of development efforts and interoperability problems. BACKGROUND The Army and the Marine Corps are developing a variety of fire support command and control automation equipment to satisfy the needs of the 1990's battlefield. These computer-based systems are intended to aid commanders by providing more accurate and timely information for use in employing cannon (954046) 122638 b