Army Acquisition. Problems with the Sense and Destroy Armor Munition

Abstract

SADARM is a fire-and-forget submunition designed for the Army's counterfire mission to defeat self-propelled howitzers, armored personnel carriers, and other stationary armored threat vehicles. The Army is developing two sizes of SADARM submunitions for use with 155-mm howitzers and the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) (see fig. 1). The 155-mm projectile carries two submunitions, and the MLRS rocket dispenser carries six. Each submunition has the capability to sense and defeat a target. The 155-mm SADARM projectile is not ready for low-rate initial production because development testing has not demonstrated that it meets the Army's required level of reliability. In addition, the Army has not resolved concerns with the SADARM submunition's reliability and the contractor's ability to successfully enter production.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273372

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Engineering
  • Flight Testing
  • Indirect Fire
  • Manufacturing
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Munitions
  • Self Propelled
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering