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GAOREPORTS
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2010-08-12
U.S. Government Printing Office
2003-08-21
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GA 1.13:GAO-03-600
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600
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REPORT
GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600
GAO-03-600
Ballistic missiles
Cost analysis
Defense capabilities
Operational testing
Weapons research and development
Weapons systems
DOD Ground-based Midcourse Defense
Element
Other Written Product
A08177
Missile Defense: Additional Knowledge Needed in Developing System for Intercepting Long-Range Missiles
A number of countries hostile to the United States and its allies
have or will soon have missiles capable of delivering nuclear,
biological, or chemical weapons. To counter this threat, the
Department of Defense's (DOD's) Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is
developing a system to defeat ballistic missiles. MDA expects to
spend $50 billion over the next 5 years to develop and field this
system. A significant portion of these funds will be invested in
the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element. To field
elements as soon as practicable, MDA has adopted an acquisition
strategy whereby capabilities are upgraded as new technologies
become available and is implementing it in 2-year blocks. Given
the risks inherent to this strategy, GAO was asked to determine
when MDA plans to demonstrate the maturity of technologies
critical to the performance of GMD's Block 2004 capability and to
identify the estimated costs to develop and field the GMD element
and any significant risks with the estimate.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600.pdf
GAO-03-600
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-600
Other Written Product
GAO-03-600; Missile Defense: Additional Knowledge Needed in Developing System for Intercepting Long-Range Missiles;
Ballistic missiles
Cost analysis
Defense capabilities
Operational testing
Weapons research and development
Weapons systems
DOD Ground-based Midcourse Defense
Element