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Weapons Codevelopment: U.S. National Issues in the MLRS Terminal Guidance Warhead Program

NSIAD-92-55 Published: Apr 21, 1992. Publicly Released: Apr 21, 1992.
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GAO reviewed how the Army's Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Terminal Guidance Warhead (TGW) Program protects U.S. interests.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should direct the Army to withhold introduction of MIMIC technology to the MLRS TGW program until the: (1) United States obtains a waiver of paragraph 7.3.2 of the MOU from all other participating nations; (2) MLRS TGW development is completed; or (3) United States terminates its participation under the development MOU. This action would ensure that the provisions of the MLRS TGW development MOU governing the sharing of introduced government-owned technologies would not apply to MIMIC.
Closed – Implemented
In April 1993, DOD obtained written acknowledgments from the other participating nations that introduction of MIMIC hardware for testing would not entitle them to MIMIC design or manufacturing technology. MIMIC was tested on the French transceiver but, since the French are not entitled to the design and manufacturing technology they have decided to not incorporate MIMIC. The United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom have since pulled out of the MLRS/TGW program.

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