Dual-Source Procurement in the Tomahawk Program

Abstract

The Joint Cruise Missiles Project Office (JCMPO, or, today, CMP) was established in 1977 with the Navy as executive service to develop the air- launched cruise missile (ALCM) for the Air Force and a sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) for the Navy. The latter, known as Tomahawk, also had a ground- launched version (GLCM) for the Air Force. Almost from project inception, the JCMPO directed extensive use of dual competitive sources for all major elements of the missiles. The largest dual-source arrangement involves the Tomahawk family of missiles-SLCM and GLCM. They were originally developed with General Dynamics/Convair (GD/C) as the airframe producer and flight vehicle integrator and McDonnell Douglas (MDAC) as the guidance systems's producer and integrator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA257144

Entities

People

  • John L. Birkler
  • Joseph P. Large

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Launched
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Navigation
  • Procurement
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

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  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security