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MASAD-82-26 1 (1982-03-26)

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


MISSION ANALYSIS AND
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION


B-206771


The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger
The Secretary of Defense

     Attention: Director, GAO Affairs


MARCH 26,1982





     117927


Dear Mr. Secretary:

     Subject: Reduced Performance and Increased Cost Warrant
               Reassessment of the Multiple Stores Ejector,
               Rack (MASAD-82-26)

     The Air Force plans to award a contract in June 1982 for the
continued development of an aircraft bomb carrier known as the
Multiple Stores Ejector Rack (MSER). The rack has been in develop-
ment since 1976. It was intended for use by certain Navy aircraft
as well as several aircraft operated by the'Air Force. However,
we have found that

     --service interest in a common bomb rack has dwindled and
       both the Air Force and the Navy are pursuing separate bomb
       rack developments,

     --some MSER development goals may not be achieved, and

     --other alternatives to MSER have not been fully evaluated.

     In addition,

     --MSER's estimated development costs have tripled and average
       unit procurement costs could be 14 times greater than the
       cost of racks now in service;

     --the development period has more than doubled; and

     --because of the protracted development, additional procure-
       ment of current racks may be required to support F-16
       production or reserve requirements.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND STATUS

     The MSER program began as a joint Air Force and Navy effort
to provide a common bomb rack which would help correct deficiencies


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