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Operation Desert Storm: Early Performance Assessment of Bradley and Abrams

NSIAD-92-94 Published: Jan 10, 1992. Publicly Released: Jan 10, 1992.
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Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the performance of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Abrams tank during the Persian Gulf War, focusing on: (1) how well their systems performed; (2) what types of problems the two systems experienced; and (3) how well combat support vehicles were able to recover or keep pace with the Bradley and the Abrams.

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Weapons systemsCombat readinessDefense capabilitiesGround warfareLogisticsMilitary interventionMilitary land vehiclesMilitary materielMilitary forcesIraq War (1991)