Defense acquisitions [electronic resource] : status of the safety, performance, and reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Contributor:

Francis, Paul L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vehicles, Military--United States--Evaluation.

Vehicles, Military.

United States. Marine Corps--Weapons systems.

United States.

U.S. Special Operations Command--Weapons systems.

U.S. Special Operations Command.

Physical Description:

8 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Defense Acquisitions

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 11/20/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09189r.pdf; current access available via PURL.

Summary:

The Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) -- which consists of two kinds of motorized vehicles, a 120-mm mortar, an ammunition trailer, and fire direction equipment -- is being developed to meet the United States Marine Corps' need for a weapon system that can be carried inside the MV-22 Osprey to support assault operations. The Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA), the test agency for the Marines, conducted initial operational testing and evaluation of the EFSS from May to July 2007, and reported in September 2007, among other things, that it experienced several safety, performance, reliability, and mechanical problems. In October 2008, you asked us to provide you with a brief assessment of the Marine Corps' conclusions regarding whether the concerns we reported have been addressed.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 20, 2008).

Letter signed: Paul Francis.

"November 18, 2008."

"GAO-09-189R."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

275198633