Defense Acquisitions: Evaluation of the Navy's 1999 Naval Surface Fire Support Assessment

Abstract

This is our final report to you on naval surface fire-support (NSFS) issues required by section 1015 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. In the first report, we assessed the readiness of the remaining Iowa class battleships and their associated logistic support structure. In our second report, we examined the Navy's plans and costs for modernizing its NSFS capabilities. This letter provides our analysis of the Navy's assessment of the short-term and long-term costs associated with alternative methods for executing the naval surface fire support mission, including the alternative of reactivating two battleships. The assessment, entitled Naval Surface Fire-Support Capabilities, was provided to Congress in a March 1999 report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368170

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Arleigh Burke Class
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Destroyers
  • Fire Support
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Ships
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting