DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Reduced Operational Effectiveness of Joint Standoff Weapon.

Abstract

This report examines the Navy's and the Air Force's development of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). JSOW is an air-to-ground missile expected to provide improved capabilities to hit targets from greater distances than many current weapons. JSOW has three warhead variants-wide area, antiarmor, and unitary. Current plans call for procuring a total of 19,000 missiles at an estimated production cost of $5 billion. As requested, we reviewed JSOW to determine whether (1) the missile will provide capabilities originally intended and (2) cost and operational effectiveness analyses continue to support the program's procurement plans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA367618

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Guided Bombs
  • Guided Weapons
  • Military Acquisition
  • Navigation
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering