Acquisition of the Advanced Antitank Weapon System-Medium

Abstract

In 1984, the Army approved the concept of the Advanced Antitank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), which would replace the Dragon Antitank Weapon System, and projected the initial operational capability for the mid-1990's. The AAWS-M was required to be a one-man-portable antiarmor weapon system. The AAWS-M is managed by the AAWS-M Project Office, under the Program Executive Officer for Fire Support. Total program cost was estimated at $4 billion for 58,000 missiles and 5,000 command launch units. Objectives. The audit's overall objective was to evaluate the acquisition management of the AAWS-M Program regarding program management elements critical to a system in the early full-scale development phase. The audit also included a review of the adequacy and sufficiency of internal controls related to the audit objective.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 1991
Accession Number
ADA378693

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Army Personnel
  • Army Procurement
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Fire Support
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Systems Management
  • Tactical Warfare
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.