The Defense Support Program satellites provide near real-time warning of intercontinental and submarine ballistic missile launches and nuclear detonation reporting. The satellite is an Air Force program with an estimated cost of about $9.9 billion (then-year dollars) for 26 satellites. The satellite began development in the 1960's and has been in production since the early 1970's. The audit objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the acquisition management of the satellite to determine whether it was being cost-effectively procured. We also reviewed associated internal controls.
Acquisition of the Defense Support Program Satellites
1992
46 pages
Report
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Englisch
Detection & Countermeasures , Unmanned Spacecraft , Nuclear explosion detection , Guided missile detection , Reconnaissance satellites , Real time , Target acquisition , Submarine launched , Military satellites , Warning systems , Auditing , Launch detectors , Internal controls , Defense support program satellites , Aq i00-09- 2811
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