Joint Direct Attack Munition: Low-Rate Initial Production Decision

NSIAD-97-116R Published: Mar 17, 1997. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 1997.

Highlights

GAO reviewed the Joint Direct Attack Munition's (JDAM) readiness to begin low-rate initial production, focusing on the possibility that the Air Force could decide to award a contract for initial production before it conducts operational testing.

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