United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-06-08 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-607 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607 P0b002ee180394d50 f:d01607 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607 GAO-01-607 Munitions Defense capabilities Military procurement Defense contingency planning Combat readiness DOD Antiarmor Munitions Master Plan Other Written Product A01165 The Department of Defense (DOD) issued anti armor munitions master plans beginning in 1985 and updated the plans annually until 1990. These anti armor plans focused on the Cold War armored threat and on the weapons that would be needed to prevail in a Cenral European Scenario. The House Committee on Appropriations expressed concern that the military services were continuing to develop and procure an increasing number of tank-killing weapons at a time when potential adversaries have smaller numbers of armored forces. The Committee directed the Secretary of Defense to develop an Anti armor Munitions Master Plan to identify the projected armor threat and the projected quantity of all anti armor weapons, with the purpose of identifying and eliminating excess anti armor capability. This report reviews the plan to determine if it provides the data and analysis specified in the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Appropriations conference report and provides data and analysis needed to support the services' current anti armor acquisition plans. GAO found that DOD's July 2000 Anti armor Munitions Master Plan did not provide the data and analysis specified in the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Appropriations conference report. The plan provided limited data and analysis to support the services' current aniarmor acquisition plans. In January 2001, DOD stated that, in anticipation of the Quadrennial Defense Review, the Army has initiated a number of studies and analyses to more clearly define an economically sound and operationally effective mix of munitions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607.pdf GAO-01-607 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-607 Other Written Product GAO-01-607; Defense Acquisitions: Higher Level DOD Review of Antiarmor Mission and Munitions Is Needed; Munitions Defense capabilities Military procurement Defense contingency planning Combat readiness DOD Antiarmor Munitions Master Plan Conf. Rept. 106-371