The Navy's Advanced Lightweight Torpedo: A New Weapon That Faces Many Development Challenges
C-MASAD-81-3
Published: Feb 18, 1981. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 1981.
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GAO reviewed the Advanced Lightweight Torpedo (ALWT), the Navy's newest antisubmarine warfare weapon. ALWT is intended as the replacement for the Navy's current lightweight torpedo, the MK-46.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
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| Congress should direct the Secretary of Defense to periodically provide it with an assessment of the ALWT technical and programmatic issues and plans for dealing with them. |
Closed
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Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information. |
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Navy to (1) reexamine the wisdom of the reductions in reliability, maintainability, platform integration, and testing that have resulted from changes in contract documentation requirements in light of their potential future effect on the program; and (2) begin preparing a selected acquisition report now for the program to help insure adequate attention to cost, schedule, and performance goals. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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Antisubmarine warfareNaval warfareSystems evaluationTestingWeapons systemsMilitary forcesSystems acquisitionCost overrunsWeapon systemsLife cycle costs