DOD Acquisition: Case Study of the Navy Anti-Submarine Standoff Weapon Program
Abstract
The Navy's Underwater Systems Center laboratory did preliminary studies as early as 1968 on the feasibility of carrying a torpedo payload within a missile. In 1975, firing tests of the Navy's current submarine-launched, long-range, antisubmarine missile (SUBROC) showed that its success ratio had diminished. Recognizing this diminishing effectiveness, the Navy began to take steps toward developing a new submarine missile, and m December 1976, an operational requirement was issued. It was not until March 1978, however, that the Chief of Naval Operations directed the Chief of Naval Materiel to plan development of an Anti-Submarine Warfare Standoff Weapon (ASWSOW). ASWSOW is intended to replace SUBROC, which the Navy determined had exceeded its design life and should be retired. ASWSOW will be a long-range, quick reaction missile platform capable of delivering torpedoes or nuclear depth bombs. It will be used on the United States attack submarines SSN637, SSN688, and follow-on attack classes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 1986
- Accession Number
- AD1173637
Entities
People
- Frank C. Conahan
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office