Comparison of the Shipboard Intermediate Range Combat System with the Acquisition Plan Recommended by the Commission on Government Procurement

The Commission on Government Procurement recommended a new plan for acquiring major weapons systems and other major systems which has become the basis for a revised policy in procurement for all executive agencies. One program which the Department of Defense suggested came close to the recommended procedures is the Shipboard Intermediate Range Combat System, which has an estimated development cost of about $500 million.