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. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- 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 ************************************************************************ We regret that the full text of this item is presently unavailable. See the GAO FAQ - Section 2.0 for printed copy ordering information. The FAQ is automatically retrieved with all WAIS search results or can be obtained by sending e-mail to: [email protected]