DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Howitzer Program Experiencing Cost Increases and Schedule Delays

Abstract

House of Representatives This report responds to your January 31, 2000, request concerning the Marine Corps' development of the 155 mm lightweight howitzer. The lightweight howitzer which will be procured for use by both the Marine Corps and the U.S. Army, is intended to provide greater mobility and improved operational characteristics while retaining the same range and accuracy as the current 155 mm howitzer the M-198. The Marine Corps entered into a cost-plus-incentive-fee development contract for the howitzer in March 1997. The contract has a target price of $33.5 million and requires the development and manufacturing of eight howitzers. The program is currently in the engineering and manufacturing development phase,1 and the Department of Defense currently plans to make a decision to go to full-rate production in March 2002.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380012

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Howitzers
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • Procurement
  • Production Engineering
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.