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MASAD-81-25 1 (1981-03-31)

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                 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

MISSION ANALYSIS AND
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION

      B-201505                                    MARCH 31,1981


      The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger
      The Secretary of Defense

           Attention: Assistant for Audit Reports
                                                            114765
      Dear Mr. Secretary:

           Subject: Reliability and Maintainability
                     Requirements Need More Emphasis in
                     Weapon System Development (MASAD-81-25)

           We have completed a review of the Department of
      Defense (DOD) and the military services' efforts to
      improve the reliability and maintainability (R&M) of
      their weapon systems. This review was conducted as
      a result of a number of our prior reviews which in-
      dicated that poor reliability had become a key issue
      in a number of our newest and most important weapon
      systems, including the Army's new main battle tank
      (XM-i), the Air Force's Air-Launched Cruise Missile,
      and the &ayy's Harpoon missile.

           R&M are important because of their effects on
      the ability of our forces to accomplish their mission.
      There has been a growing perception among DOD personnel
      and others that poor performance of deployed systems is
      caused by complex equipment which is technologically ad-
      vanced but unreliable and too complex to be maintained
      by field personnel. Whether a system can be supported
      in the field is dependent upon many factors, including
      such things as transportability, durability, quality,
      and R&M.

           Our recently issued report entitled Effectiveness
      of U.S. Forces Can-Be Increased Through Improved Weapon
      System Design (MASAD-81-17), dated January 29, 1981,
      deals with the issue of why many of today's military




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