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Record Nr.

UNINA9910702871203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

Descrizione fisica

8 pages : digital, PDF file

Altri autori (Persone)

FrancisPaul L

Soggetti

Vehicles, Military - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Letter signed: Paul Francis.

"November 18, 2008."

"GAO-09-189R."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

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.