National Missile Defense: Schedule and Technical Risks Represent Significant Development Challenges

Abstract

In response to your request, we are providing an initial assessment of the technical and schedule risks associated with the National Missile Defense (NMD) program. The Department of Defense (DOD) has indicated that it intends to ask for $2.3 billion more for this program but has not released final plans showing how it intends to use the additional funds. The information provided in this letter is necessarily limited to the NMD acquisition strategy formally defined and approved by DOD as of September 19,1997. Although changes are expected when final plans are released, the information in this letter should be a useful point of reference from which to analyze those new plans. We will continue to obtain information on these risks and other issues you asked us to examine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1997
Accession Number
ADA334333

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warheads
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.