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Electronic Warfare: Inadequate Testing Led to Faulty SLQ-32s on Ships

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 19, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-272
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Summary:

The Navy has spent more than $300 million for thousands of design changes to correct deficiencies and improve the primary electronic warfare system that protects ships against incoming missiles, yet the system's abilities remain doubtful. The Navy has spent upwards of $1.7 billion to acquire the SLQ-32 and plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy more systems despite indications that the system has serious flaws. Fleet commanders have rejected the SLQ-32 systems installed on their ships as unworkable. This situation has arisen primarily because of the Pentagon's lack of control over the Navy's acquisition process and the Navy's failure to fully disclose SLQ-32 deficiencies. These problems will only worsen if the Navy moves ahead and buys more of these flawed and untested systems.

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