Strategic Missiles: Issues Regarding Advanced Cruise Missile Program
Restructuring (Letter Report, 05/31/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-145).

The Advanced Cruise Missile, which the Air Force began developing in the
early 1980s, is a subsonic, turbofan-powered missile equipped with a
nuclear warhead. To meet operational deadlines, the Air Force
implemented a highly concurrent program. Flight tests discovered many
design and manufacturing deficiencies, and the program's schedule
slipped and projected costs began to increase. To overcome the design
and manufacturing problems, many changes were made to the missile's
guidance set, sensor, actuators, and other subsystems. In addition, the
planned procurement rate was slowed and actions were taken to improve
the missile's quality and reliability. Flight tests improved
considerably in 1989, but design, quality, and financial problems
continued to plague the program. This report provides information on the
program's restructuring, funding, and missile performance. It also
discusses the application of work measurement standards to missile
production contracts and the criteria used in determining progress
payments while missile deliveries were suspended to overcome quality
problems.

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 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-94-145
     TITLE:  Strategic Missiles: Issues Regarding Advanced Cruise 
             Missile Program Restructuring
      DATE:  05/31/94
   SUBJECT:  Advanced weapons systems
             Intercontinental ballistic missiles
             Work measurement standards
             Contract termination
             Air Force procurement
             Contract administration
             Defense contracts
             Contractor payments
             Department of Defense contractors
             Contractor performance
IDENTIFIER:  Advanced Cruise Missile
             Air-Launched Cruise Missile
             ALCM
             
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