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B-163074 1 (1972-05-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagku0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL A WASHINGTON, D.C. 205 PROCUREMENT AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION I Z 1972 B-163074 IIIllhIII VIIUI II IIIDI H IIIIIII IIII Dear Mr. Secretary: LM096660 The General Accounting Office has reviewed the practices of the Naval Ship Systems Command related to the procurement of the AN/UYK-7(V) computer syste. We wanted to find out whether the Navy was effective in managing the de Lo$l£ent and procurement of this multipurpose computer system. Computers are an integral and important part of modern weapon systems. As a part of these systems, computers help to aim guns at oncoming targets, guide missiles, locate enemy ships and planes, and perform a host of other similar func- tions. AN/UYK-7(V) is such a computer. It is described as a general-purpose, high-performance, third-generation digital computer system. According to the Navy the computer will provide greater reliability, faster processing speeds, and greater data processing capabilities than any other military computer presently in service. AN/UYK-7(V) had its beginning in mid-1967 when discus- sions took place between the Navy and a contractor for the development of a new computer. Cognizant Navy officials said that the AN/UYK-7(V) development had been given approval on the basis of plans for its use in a single shipboard system. Plans for multiapplication of the computer followed only a short time later. By the time the development contract was awarded late in 1967, the AN/UYK-7(V) effort had been directed toward meeting the needs of four new major programs: (1) a program for the procurement of an advanced surface-missile system called AEGIS, (2) a program for the Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) ship, (3) a program for a conventionally powered destroyer, and (4) a program for a nuclear-guided-missile frigate. Later, in mid-1968, the development contract was modified to (/9 /