DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Reduced Threat Not Reflected in Antiarmor Weapon Acquisitions.

Abstract

In its report on the Fiscal Year 1999 Defense Appropriations Bill, the House Committee on Appropriations expressed concern with the Cold War mindset of the services, which are continuing to develop and procure an increasing number of tank-killing weapons. The Committee questioned whether current antiarmor acquisition plans are appropriate at a time when potential adversaries have smaller armored forces than during the Cold War. Accordingly, the Committee directed the Secretary of Defense to develop an antiarmor master plan to be submitted with the fiscal year 2000 budget. The plan is to identify the projected armored threat and the quantity of all antiarmor weapons, with the purpose of eliminating excess antiarmor weapon capabilities. The last master plan was prepared in September 1990.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA365936

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Fire And Forget Weapons
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Guided Bombs
  • Guided Missiles
  • Indirect Fire
  • Laser Seekers
  • Military Organizations
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • National Security
  • Rockets
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Strategic Security Studies