Defense Ammunition: Significant Problems Left Unattended Will Get Worse.

Abstract

The military services have over 5 million tons of conventional ammunition, explosives, and missiles (hereafter referred to as ammunition) valued at about $80 billion as of September 30,1994. This ammunition, if loaded onto railroad cars, would stretch over 800 miles-the distance from Washington, D.C., to Orlando, Florida. Because of concerns about the condition and readiness of this ammunition, the Chairmen, Subcommittee on Military Readiness and Subcommittee on Military Procurement, House Committee on National Security, asked GAO to determine (1) whether the ammunition stockpile meets wartime and peacetime requirements and (2) what problems the Army single manager has in managing much of the military services' ammunition stockpile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310674

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Testing
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Base Closures
  • Defense Planning
  • Explosives
  • Guided Bombs
  • Inventory Control
  • Military Operations
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Small Arms
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies