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 1996-09-26 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-199 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199 P0b002ee1803969d4 f:ns96199 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199 NSIAD-96-199 Military procurement Advanced weapons systems Missiles Testing Military land vehicles Multi-year procurement Concurrency Javelin Antitank Weapon Dragon Missile Other Written Product NSIAD

GAO reviewed the Army's procurement of the Javelin missile system, focusing on whether the: (1) system meets established criteria for multiyear production contracts; (2) Army adequately tested the system to determine its suitability for full-rate production; and (3) Army's purchase of command launch units during limited production is appropriate.<p/>GAO found that the Army: (1) has not demonstrated that the Javelin's design is sufficiently stable for multiyear production; (2) does not plan to conduct operational testing of the missile until after full-rate production begins; (3) has extensively redesigned the system since it was operationally tested in 1993; (4) believes that its planned testing of the system will be adequate; (5) has conducted only limited testing, which may not be useful for predicting the system's reliability; and (6) could acquire fewer units under its low-rate initial production contract and still sustain the contractor's ability to produce the system. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-199 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-199 Other Written Product GAO/NSIAD-96-199; Army Acquisition: Javelin Is Not Ready for Multiyear Procurement; Military procurement Advanced weapons systems Missiles Testing Military land vehicles Multi-year procurement Concurrency Javelin Antitank Weapon Dragon Missile Title 10 Section 2306b 10 U.S.C. 2306b