[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 137 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              MSTRAP AND LEAD PROVIDE A TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 1995
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, last week on August 29 and 30, the officers 
and crew of the U.S.S. Hayler made history. In exercises against one of 
the most sophisticated diesel submarine forces in the world, armed with 
a full load-out of modern torpedoes, the ship successfully defeated 
every simulated attack. The state of the art capability that was most 
professionally demonstrated by the ship's captain, CDR Alan B. Hicks, 
and the U.S.S. Hayler represents a technological breakthrough and a 
real success story for acquisition reform and reinventing Government. 
This technological leap was provided by two new systems known as MSTRAP 
and LEAD that were developed and deployed in a fraction of the time and 
at a fraction of the cost than traditional Mil-Spec approaches would 
have taken.


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