Some Land Attack Cruise Missile Acquisition Programs Need To Be Slowed Down

Abstract

Cruise missiles are subsonic, jet-powered airframes that are being acquired to deliver nuclear or conventional warheads against a variety of targets. During the last 8 years or so, development efforts have been focused on versions that are about 20 feet in length which can be built by exploiting advances in propulsion and guidance technology. This report discusses major areas of concern with regard to matters which affect the acquisition and deployment of these missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1981
Accession Number
AD1101563

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Launched
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Land Attack Missiles
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Reliability
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Survivability
  • Terrain Following
  • United States
  • Warheads
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.