The Army Should Confirm Sergeant York Air Defense Gun's Reliability and Maintainability before Exercising Next Production Option.

Abstract

The contractor's progress in developing the Sergeant York has not kept pace with the Army's plans for testing its reliability, availability, maintainability, and durability (RAM-D). The Army had scheduled a 7-month RAM-D test beginning in February 1982, which was to be done by its Test and Evaluation Command at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This critical testing was intended to evaluate the system's performance for the first time under the stressful conditions to b expected when it is engaged in combat. The Army agreed to delay the test's start from February to May 1982 to give the contractor more time to modify and upgrade the prototype it was to deliver for the tests. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 1983
Accession Number
ADA124394

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Production Engineering
  • Production Models
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Sets

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