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Defense Acquisitions: Evaluation of the Navy's 1999 Naval Surface Fire Support Assessment

NSIAD-99-225 Published: Sep 14, 1999. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided an analysis of the Navy's assessment of the short-term and long-term costs associated with alternative methods for executing the naval surface fire support mission, including the alternative of reactivating two battleships.

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Cost effectiveness analysisDefense capabilitiesGround warfareLogisticsMilitary cost controlMilitary vesselsNaval warfareWeapons systemsBattleshipsU.S. Navy