United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-03-17 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-45 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45 P0b002ee18038b568 f:ns95045 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45 NSIAD-95-45 Ballistic missiles Fighter aircraft Missile warheads Advanced weapons systems Defense procurement Military budgets Cost analysis Air defense systems Patriot PAC-3 Desert Storm SDI Theater High Altitude Area Defense System Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's (BMDO) planned production of 1,200 Patriot Advanced Capability-Three (PAC-3) interceptors, focusing on the: (1) determination of the number of interceptors needed; and (2) affordability of the interceptors.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the actual number of PAC-3 interceptors needed is uncertain; (2) the Department of Defense (DOD) used inaccurate assumptions and made mathematical errors in its affordability analysis; (3) if the estimated quantity is greater than 1,200 PAC-3 interceptors, the program could be underfunded by between $700 million and $3.4 billion; and (4) to avoid spending on programs which may require more funding than is available, DOD must determine the number of interceptors needed and adjust its program within budget constraints. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-45 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-45 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-45; Ballistic Missile Defense: Computation of Number of Patriot PAC-3 Interceptors Needed Is Flawed; Ballistic missiles Fighter aircraft Missile warheads Advanced weapons systems Defense procurement Military budgets Cost analysis Air defense systems Patriot PAC-3 Desert Storm SDI Theater High Altitude Area Defense System