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NSIAD-85-124 1 (1985-09-26)

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BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE



Report To The Chairman

Committee On Armed Services

United States Senate







Army's Procurement Of Batteries:

Magnesium Vs.Lithium




The Army is in the process of moving from
magnesium to lithium batteries, a change
motivated by the magnesium battery's per-
formance limitation at low temperatures
and the operating capabilities of the lith-
ium battery.

GAO concludes that the operational advan-
tages of the lithium battery justifies this
move. However, GAO was not able to con-
firm the validity of the Army's cost compar-
isons of the two batteries.














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   1eCOU T-SEPTEMBER 26,1985