BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: More Common Systems and Components Could Result in Cost Savings

摘要

We reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to incorporate common subsystems and components in its ballistic missile defense acquisition programs. Specifically, we (1) identified the key benefits that BMDO and service officials believe could be achieved through commonality, (2) determined what BMDO and the services have done to incorporate commonality into their programs, and (3) identified BMDO's plans for instilling commonality in the future.