Electronic Warfare: Inadequate Testing Led to Faulty SLQ-32s on Ships

Abstract

The SLQ-32 is the Navy's primary electronic warfare system to protect ships against threat missiles. The Navy has spent more than $1.7 billion for the SLQ-32 and plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy more systems. At the request of the Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, GAO evaluated the SLQ-32's performance capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269997

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anti-Ship Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Ships
  • Surface Warfare
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Uss Arleigh Burke
  • Uss Cowpens
  • Uss San Jacinto
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics