Strategic Missiles: Uncertainties Persist in the Advanced Cruise Missile Program

Abstract

The Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) program has been delayed for several years because of various cost, schedule, and performance problems. As a result of these problems and the resulting risk that additional production commitments would result in significant additional costs to repair and retrofit missiles, the Congress directed changes in the program in each of the last 4 years. Because of continued concern about the ACM's progress, the Chairman, House Committee on Armed Services, asked GAO to evaluate the program. Specifically, GAO reviewed the ACM's procurement quantity, acquisition strategy, technical performance, production readiness, and cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA232058

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Launched
  • Congress
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Research Science/Academic Research