AIM-9X ACQUISITION: Missile Risk Reduction Underway But System Production Plans Need to be Reexamined

Abstract

The Navy and the Air Force are jointly developing the MM-9X short-range air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9M missile. The Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, House Committee on National Security, requested that GAO provide an independent assessment of the program's status. Accordingly, this report discusses the (1) services' efforts to reduce missile development risk, (2) missile program's plan to transition from development to production, and (3) importance of separately managed but essential supporting systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA343075

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Flight Testing
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.