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DoD Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

The purpose of this program is to develop and produce unmanned aircraft systems that can perform DoD-required missions for which manned aircraft are not as well suited.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Moderately Effective

In general, a program rated Moderately Effective has set ambitious goals and is well-managed. Moderately Effective programs likely need to improve their efficiency or address other problems in the programs' design or management in order to achieve better results.
  • Unmanned aircraft systems are being delivered at the required rate and are meeting or exceeding their performance targets.
  • Individual programs have procedures to improve efficiencies within the program, but the effectiveness of these procedures has not been fully demonstrated.
  • DoD does not have a comprehensive plan to integrate requirements across the military Services (which manage the individual programs) and thus avoid duplication of unmanned aircraft programs.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Reviewing the requirements for unmanned aircraft systems in light of the ongoing global war on terror and the Quadriennial Defense Review of overall strategy.
  • Working to improve the integration of unmanned aircraft systems requirements across the Services to prevent multiple systems with similar missions from being developed.

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