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Navy Mine Warfare: Budget Realignment Can Help Improve Countermine Capabilities

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 13, 1996
Report No. NSIAD-96-104
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Summary:

Operation Desert Storm revealed major weaknesses in the Navy's ability to detect and disarm enemy mines. The Navy possessed only limited capability at the time to conduct mine countermeasures at various water depths. In addition, two Navy warships struck Iraqi mines in open waters in the Persian Gulf, causing $21.6 million worth of damage. By contrast, one of the mines was believed to cost $10,000 and the other $1,500. This report examines the steps the Navy is taking to ensure a viable, effective naval force that will be ready to conduct countermeasures in two nearly simultaneous regional wars. GAO evaluates the (1) status of the Navy's research and development projects, (2) readiness of the Navy's on-hand mine countermeasure assets, and (3) match between the Navy's planned and on-hand mine countermeasures assets and its mine countermeasures requirements.

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