Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Quality Assurance and Reliability Assessment - Part A

Abstract

Our objective was to perform a quality assurance assessment of the Missile Defense Agency s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense, Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, which is procured from Raytheon Missile Systems via the prime contractor Boeing. Our assessment resulted in two separate reports. Part A: Assess Raytheon conformity to Aerospace Standard (AS)9100C, Quality Management Systems - Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations, contractual quality assurance clauses, and internal quality assurance processes and procedures. Part B: Assess the Exoatmpheric Kill Vehicle reliability of deployed assets. It will be released as a separate classified report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 2014
Accession Number
ADA610611

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Configuration Management
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space