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1 online resource (v, 66 pages) : color illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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"June 2022." |
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"GAO-22-105075." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Background. -- MDA did not meet acquisition goals for asset deliveries or testing in Fiscal Year 2021. -- MDA's counter-hypersonic efforts face technological challenges and lack coordination with external stakeholders. -- Conclusions. -- Recommendations for executive action. -- Agency comments and our evaluation. -- Appendices. |
| Summary |
Since MDA was established in 2002, the Department of Defense has spent over $174 billion to equip operational commanders with a network of sensors, interceptors and command and control capabilities collectively called the Missile Defense System. Since 2017, MDA's mission has broadened to include hypersonic weapons, which are difficult to track and defeat because they are capable of maneuvering during flight. his report--the 19th to date--assesses (1) MDA's progress achieving its delivery and testing goals for fiscal year 2021, and (2) MDA's efforts to defend against hypersonic weapons. GAO recommends that the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ensure that MDA obtains an independent technical risk assessment and cost estimate for the GPI effort. GAO also recommends that, for the HBTSS effort, the Secretary of Defense ensures the responsibilities for satellite development and operation in the missile defense and missile warning domains are properly delineated. |
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Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed on Aug. 24, 2022). |
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United States. Department of Defense -- Management -- Evaluation.
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United States. Department of Defense
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Ballistic missile defenses -- United States.
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Ballistic missile defenses -- Technological innovations.
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Aerodynamics, Hypersonic.
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Military planning -- United States.
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Défense antimissile -- États-Unis.
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Défense antimissile balistique -- Innovations.
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Aérodynamique hypersonique.
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Planification militaire -- États-Unis.
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Aerodynamics, Hypersonic
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Ballistic missile defenses
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Ballistic missile defenses -- Technological innovations
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Management -- Evaluation
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Military planning
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Better oversight and coordination needed for counter-hypersonic development |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-22-105075 |
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