Trident II System: Status and Reporting.

Abstract

The Trident system consists of submarines, missiles and associated weapon equipment, and shore support facilities. Trident I missiles have been or are being in stalled on the first eight submarines. Trident II missiles will be installed on the ninth and subsequent submarines and will eventually replace the Trident I missiles on the first eight submarines. The Trident II is to provide submarine ballistic missile forces with improved accuracy and a capability to destroy hard targets. The eventual cost of the Trident system is uncertain because the Department of Defense has not established the number of submarines and missiles to be acquired. GAO recommends that the department do so. GAO also recommends that the department change its reporting to the Congress as a means of better monitor costs and other aspects of the Trident system acquisition. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1984
Accession Number
ADA141155

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boats
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Instrumentation
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Rockets
  • Strategic Weapons

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
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