Accession Number:

AD1122862

Title:

DEFENSE BUDGET: Potential Reductions to DODs Ammunition Budget

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1986-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

94

Abstract:

We reviewed the military services justification for their fiscal year 1987 appropriation requests for ammunition items and the Armys request for the ammunition production base. In March 1986 we provided your staffs some observations and questions on various ammunition line items and production base support projects for which fiscal year 1987 funds were requested. In addition, in May 1986 we briefed your staffs on the results of our review. The May 1986 briefings met your staffs immediate needs for information for use during initial deliberations on the Defense Appropriation Bill, This report documents the information provided at the May 1986 briefing and provides final information on the results of our review. The Presidents fiscal year 1987 defense budget request totals about4.9 billion for ammunition items and 353.9 million for enhancing ammunition production facilities. In our opinion, about 1.6 billion of the ammunition requests and 177.6 million of the Armys production base request are inadequately justified and should not be funded. This letter provides an overview of our findings and appendixes II through XI provide supporting details.

Descriptors:

• test and evaluation
• fire control systems
• munitions testing
• ordnance laboratories
• propelling charges
• air force
• air force facilities
• high explosives
• projectiles
• contracts
• explosives
• materials laboratories
• materials testing
• mortar ammunition
• mortar cartridge
• plastic explosives
• practice bombs
• ammunition
• governments
• malfunctions

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives
• Administration and Management
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]