Foreign Military Sales: Use of FMS in Proposed Commercial Sale of
Airborne Self Protection Jammer (Letter Report, 06/16/94,
GAO/NSIAD-94-202).

This report provides information on the use of the Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) program in connection with proposed commercial sale of the
Airborne Self-Protection Jammer to foreign governments. Although the
jammer, including its hardware and software, failed operational testing,
the Defense Department's (DOD) decision to allow the sale of the
jammer's software through the program does not violate military policy
because the sale was approved on the basis of national security and
technical concerns. DOD's decision to allow the foreign military sale of
the jammer software after it failed operational testing does not raise
any U.S. financial liability or national security concerns. Foreign
governments remain interested in procuring the jammer, despite the
system's testing failure and DOD's subsequent decision to end U.S.
production. Their reasons include the following: (1) the jammer will
meet each country's operational needs if it performs to agreed-upon
design specifications, (2) DOD agreed to provide life-cycle software
support services, (3) the jammer is close to being fully integrated on
the F-18, and (4) the F-18 was wired for the jammer. Swiss and Finnish
officials said that they had not yet received all information on the
operational testing process and related documents, which would permit a
more informed assessment of the jammer's operational capabilities.

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 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-94-202
     TITLE:  Foreign Military Sales: Use of FMS in Proposed Commercial 
             Sale of Airborne Self Protection Jammer
      DATE:  06/16/94
   SUBJECT:  Foreign military sales
             Federal aid to foreign countries
             Aircraft components
             Testing
             Air defense systems
             Defense procurement
             Liability (legal)
             National defense operations
             Foreign military sales policies
IDENTIFIER:  Foreign Military Sales Program
             ALQ-126B Jammer
             ALQ-131 Jammer
             ALQ-178 Jammer
             ALQ-184 Jammer
             Airborne Self-Protection Jammer
             ALQ-187 Jammer
             ALQ-202 Jammer
             F-14 Aircraft
             F-16 Aircraft
             F-18 Aircraft
             Navy Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures Program
             South Korea
             Finland
             Switzerland
             ASPJ
             
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