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Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding

Author : Paul L. Francis
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437909078
Total Pages : 21 pages
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Download or read book Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding written by Paul L. Francis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Navy is about to begin construction of the first Zumwalt-Class destroyer (DDG 1000) amid considerable uncertainties and a high likelihood of cost and schedule growth. Significant cost growth and schedule delays are persistent problems that continue to compromise the Navy¿s shipbuilding goals. This testimony focuses on: (1) the challenges faced by the DDG 1000 program; and (2) the strain such challenges portend for long term shipbuilding plans. Charts and tables.

Defense Acquisitions

Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781719272346
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (723 download)

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Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding

Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding

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Total Pages : 22 pages
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Download or read book Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DDG 1000 development has been framed by challenging multimission requirements, resultant numerous new technologies, and a cost and schedule budget that added to-rather than eased-the challenge. While the Navy has done much work to try to manage the program within these competing goals, it will begin lead ship construction in October 2008 with significant uncertainties, particularly in developing the ship's design, key components, and the ship software system. Recent restructuring of the schedule buys more time for technology development, but shifts key efforts like installation and testing of the combat systems until later in the construction schedule-after the ships have been initially delivered. Such compromises-made before construction has even begun-suggest that the Navy already has little margin for solving future problems without adding money and time. In fact, it appears that the budget for the lead ships is not adequate to deliver fully operational ships. The complexity and unique features of DDG 1000, along with the design work, testing, and actual construction experience to come, add to the risk of cost growth.

Defense acquisitions

Author : Paul L. Francis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (244 download)

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Navy Destroyer Acquisition Programs

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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The Pursuit of Technological Superiority and the Shrinking American Military

Author : Daniel R. Lake
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349786810
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book The Pursuit of Technological Superiority and the Shrinking American Military written by Daniel R. Lake and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has the US military begun to suffer from overstretch in recent decades? Why is one of the largest militaries in the world, and the most expensive by far, periodically stressed by the operational demands placed upon it? This book argues that recent problems with overstretch are the result of a heavy reliance on technology to solve tactical and strategic problems. Over the last seven decades, the US armed services have consistently chosen to push the technological frontier out in an effort to first gain, and then maintain, qualitative superiority over potential foes. The high procurement and support costs associated with cutting-edge weapon systems has resulted in a military that is shrinking in both absolute size and in the relative share of combat forces. The culmination of this process is a US military that increasingly lacks the capacity needed to conduct operations without putting significant stress on its personnel and equipment. Lake argues that this pattern is a manifestation of an American cultural disposition favoring technology. He shows that this affinity for technology is present in the organizational cultures of all the armed services, though not to the same degree. By examining procurement programs for each armed service, this book reveals how attempts to develop and leverage superior technology has resulted in some notable program failures, high procurement costs for the latest generation of equipment with associated production cuts, and the high support requirements that are causing the relative share of combat forces to shrink. Lake’s analysis of recent initiatives by the armed services suggests that this pattern is likely to continue, with the US military remaining prone to overstretch whenever its operational tempo increases above the peacetime baseline.

Seaforth World Naval Review 2010

Author : Conrad Waters
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783830964
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book Seaforth World Naval Review 2010 written by Conrad Waters and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Naval Review is designed to fill the need for an authoritative but affordable summary of all that has happened in the naval world in the previous twelve months. It combines the standing features of regional surveys with one-off major articles on noteworthy new ships and other important developments. Besides the latest warship projects, it also looks at wider issues of importance to navies, such as aviation and electronics, and calls on expertise from around the globe to give a balanced picture of what is going on and to interpret its significance. Intended to make interesting reading as well as providing authoritative reference, there is a strong visual emphasis, including specially commissioned drawings and the most recently released photographs and artists' impressions.For anyone with an interest in contemporary naval affairs, whether an enthusiast or a defence professional, this annual is set to become required reading.

Complex System Governance

Author : Charles B. Keating
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030938522
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Complex System Governance written by Charles B. Keating and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-18 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Complex System Governance (CSG)—an emerging field concerned with the design, execution, and evolution of essential functions necessary to ensure continued viability of a system. The book focuses on three primary development areas to better understand and utilize current developments CSG. First, the conceptual foundations for CSG are developed, from systems theory, management cybernetics, and governance. Second, a set of critical CSG topics are examined from conceptual as well as practice perspectives. Third, several development and application issues are discussed. Ultimately, CSG is positioned as an emerging field with strong theoretical grounding and significant implications for improving practices and performance to better address complex systems and their problems.

Defense Acquisitions

Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Navy Ddg-51 and Ddg-1000 Destroyer Programs

Author : Congressional Service
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781723288784
Total Pages : 42 pages
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Download or read book Navy Ddg-51 and Ddg-1000 Destroyer Programs written by Congressional Service and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy procured DDG-51s from FY1985 through FY2005, and resumed procuring them in FY2010. The three DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2019 are to be the 80th, 81st, and 82nd ships in the class. The Navy procured three DDG-1000s in FY2007-FY2009 and plans no further procurement of DDG-1000s. The 13 DDG-51s planned for procurement in FY2018-FY2022 are to be procured under a multiyear procurement (MYP) contract that Congress approved as part of its action on the Navy's FY2018 budget. DDG-51s procured in FY2017 and subsequent years are being built to a new design (the Flight III DDG-51 design), which incorporates a new and more capable radar called the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) or SPY-6 radar. The Navy estimates the combined procurement cost of the three DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2019 at $5,292.7 million, or an average of $1,764.2 million each. The ships are to receive $39.4 million in prior-year (FY2018) Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) advance procurement (AP) funding (i.e., funding for up-front batch orders of components of DDG-51s to be procured under the FY2018-FY2022 MYP contract). The Navy's proposed FY2019 budget requests the following: the remaining $5,253.3 million in procurement funding needed to complete the estimated procurement cost for the three DDG-51s requested for FY2019; $391.9 million in additional EOQ AP funding for DDG-51s to be procured under the FY2018-FY2022 MYP contract; $54.0 million in cost-to-complete procurement funding to cover cost increases on DDG-51s procured in prior fiscal years; and $271.0 million in procurement funding to cover cost increases on Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers. Issues for Congress for FY2019 for the DDG-51 and DDG-1000 destroyer programs include the following: whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's FY2019 funding requests for the DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs; whether to provide funding for the procurement of an additional DDG-51 (for a total procurement of four DDG-51s rather than three) in FY2019; continued cost growth in the DDG-1000 program; the Navy's intended shift in mission orientation for the DDG-1000s; cost, schedule, and technical risk in the Flight III DDG-51 effort; and the lack of an announced Navy roadmap for accomplishing three things in the cruiser-destroyer force: restoring ship growth margins; introducing large numbers of ships with integrated electric drive systems or other technologies that could provide ample electrical power for supporting future electrically powered weapons; and introducing technologies for substantially reducing ship operating and support (O&S) costs.

Defense Acquisitions: Realistic Business Cases needed to Execute Navy Shipbuilding Programs

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781422397152
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book Defense Acquisitions: Realistic Business Cases needed to Execute Navy Shipbuilding Programs written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy is beset with long-standing problems that affect its ability to accomplish ambitious goals for its shipbuilding portfolio. Significant cost growth and long schedule delays are persistent problems. Making headway on these problems is essential in light of the serious budget pressures facing the nation. This testimony focuses on the following: (1) cost growth in shipbuilding; (2) acquisition approaches in the LPD 17, Littoral Combat Ship, DDG 1000, and CVN 78 programs; and (3) steps the Navy can take to improve its acquisition decision making, particularly the adoption of a knowledge-based framework. While GAO is making no new recommendations in this testimony, GAO has made numerous recommendations through the years to improve business cases for Navy acquisitions as well as other Department of Defense weapon acquisitions. The Department's acquisition policies largely incorporate these recommendations, but they have not been implemented on actual programs.

Navy Ddg-51 and Ddg-1000 Destroyer Programs

Author : Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545110935
Total Pages : 30 pages
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Download or read book Navy Ddg-51 and Ddg-1000 Destroyer Programs written by Ronald O'Rourke and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy has been procuring Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class Aegis destroyers since FY1985. The two DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2017 are to be the 75th and 76th ships in the class. The 10 DDG-51s programmed for procurement in FY2013-FY2017 (in annual quantities of 3-1-2-2-2) are being procured under a multiyear-procurement (MYP) contract. One of the DDG-51s funded in FY2016 is to be the first of a new DDG-51 design variation called the Flight III design, which is to incorporate a new and more capable radar called the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). As part of its action on the Navy's FY2016 budget, Congress provided $1 billion in unrequested procurement funding to help pay for a DDG-51 that would be in addition to those being procured under the 10-ship MYP contract for FY2013-FY2017. The Navy, in its budget submission, notes this additional $1 billion in funding for the DDG-51 program, but does not show the additional DDG-51 in its shipbuilding plan. The $433 million in procurement funding that would be needed to complete the cost of this additional DDG-51 is, however, included as the second item on the Navy's FY2017 unfunded requirements list (i.e., the list of FY2017 programs that the Navy desires, but for which it did not have sufficient funding in FY2017). The Navy estimates the combined procurement cost of the two DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2017 at $3,393.9 million. The ships have received a total of $182.6 million in prior-year advance procurement (AP) funding. The Navy's proposed FY2017 budget requests the remaining $3,211.3 million needed to complete the ships' estimated combined procurement cost. The Navy's proposed FY2017 budget also requests $16.0 million in so-called cost-to-complete procurement funding to cover cost growth on DDG-51s procured in FY2011. The Navy's proposed FY2017 budget also requests $271.8 million in procurement funding to complete construction of Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers procured in prior years, and $144.4 million in research and development funding for development work on the AMDR. Potential FY2017 issues for Congress concerning destroyer procurement include the following: whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's FY2017 procurement funding requests for the DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, and the Navy's FY2017 research and development funding request for the AMDR program; whether to provide some or all of the $433 million in procurement funding needed to complete the funding for the additional DDG-51 that was partially funded with $1 billion in FY2016; whether to provide the Navy with authority for entering into an MYP contract for DDG-51s to be procured in FY2018-FY2022; continued cost growth in the DDG-1000 program; cost, schedule, and technical risk in the Flight III DDG-51 program; issues raised in a January 2016 report from DOD's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)-DOT&E's annual report for FY2015; and the lack of an announced Navy roadmap for accomplishing three things in the cruiser-destroyer force: restoring ship growth margins; introducing large numbers of ships with integrated electric drive systems or other technologies that could provide ample electrical power for supporting future electrically powered weapons; and introducing technologies for substantially reducing ship operating and support (O&S) costs.

DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Cost to Deliver Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Likely to Exceed Budget

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Total Pages : 61 pages
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Download or read book DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Cost to Deliver Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Likely to Exceed Budget written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent decision to restructure and add 1 year to the program's schedule will provide more time to produce and test key combat systems that will be installed on the lead ships, but calls for doing more work later in construction and after ship delivery. The Navy planned to demonstrate the capabilities of production-representative units of the ship's major systems before installation, an approach aimed at minimizing cost and schedule risk on the lead ship. It has been able to do so for a number of systems. The restructure does not delay the completion of the hull, mechanical, and electrical systems but does delay verifying the performance of the integrated power system, the dual band radar, and software before producing and in some cases installing them on the ship. Specifically: Land-based testing of the integrated power system will not finish until 2011, over a year after units are installed on the first ship." Delays in land-based testing have slipped installation of the dual band radar by at least 3 years. Moreover, the Navy will not demonstrate the full-power output of the radar needed to meet requirements until after testing of the first production unit sometime after 2010. Software development crucial to the automation that enables reduced manning of the ship has proved challenging. For the most recent software release, the contractor had difficulty coding the ship's command and control component. The Navy certified the release without it meeting about half of the software system requirements, moving work to later releases. Yet the most challenging phases of software development lie ahead. Delays would disrupt plans for activating the ship's critical systems, as well as its combat systems.

Transforming the Navy's Surface Combatant Force

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Options for the Navy's Future Fleet

Author : Eric Jackson Labs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
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Conceptualizing Maritime & Naval Strategy

Author : Sebastian Bruns
Publisher : Nomos Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3845299150
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book Conceptualizing Maritime & Naval Strategy written by Sebastian Bruns and published by Nomos Verlag. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Großmachtkonflikte, die Zukunft von sicherheitspolitischen Institutionen sowie transnationalen Generationenherausforderungen bergen eine neue globale Unsicherheit. Vor diesem Hintergrund bekommen maritime Sicherheit und Seestreitkräfte sowie deren Einordnung im außenpolitischen Werkzeugkasten eine zunehmende Bedeutung. Was sind die Rollen und Einsatzaufgaben von Seemacht, und wie haben Staaten und ihre Institutionen maritime Ziele, Mittel und Wege konzeptualisiert? Dieser Sammelband bringt ausgewiesene Experten aus den USA, Europa und Asien zusammen, die ihre Perspektive auf maritime Strategie teilen. Das Buch dient gleichzeitig die Festschrift für Peter M. Swartz, Kapitän zur See a.D. der US-Marine, der seit seiner Arbeit als einer der Autoren der "Maritime Strategy" (1980er) als Mentor, Freund, intellektueller Leuchtturm und vor allen Dingen als Spiritus Rektor wesentlich zur Schärfung des Verständnisses von Seestrategie in den globalen Beziehungen beigetragen hat. Mit Beiträgen von James Bergeron, Sebastian Bruns, Seth Cropsey, Larissa Forster, Michael Haas, John Hattendorf, Peter Haynes, Andrzej Makowski, Amund Lundesgaard, Narushige Michishita, Martin Murphy, Sarandis Papadopoulos, Nilanthi Samaranayake, Jeremy Stöhs, Eric Thompson, Geoffrey Till, Sarah Vogler, Steve Wills.

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans

Author : Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans written by Ronald O'Rourke and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. The increase in the Navy's estimated cost for implementing the plan is so large that the Navy no longer appears to have a clearly identifiable, announced strategy for generating the funds needed to implement the 30-year plan, at least not without significantly reducing funding for other Navy programs or increasing the Navy's programmed budget in coming years by billions of dollars per year. Concerns about the Navy's prospective ability to afford the 30-year shipbuilding plan, combined with year-to-year changes in Navy shipbuilding plans and significant cost growth and other problems in building certain new Navy ships, have led to strong concerns among some Members about the status of Navy shipbuilding and the potential future size and capabilities of the fleet. As a consequence of these strong concerns, some Members in hearings this year on the Navy's proposed FY2009 budget have strongly criticized aspects of the Navy's shipbuilding plan and indicated that they are considering making changes to the plan. Some Members in the House, for example, have indicated that they are considering the option of not procuring a third DDG-1000 class destroyer in FY2009, as the Navy has requested, and using the funding programmed for that ship to instead procure other kinds of ships for the Navy. This report will be updated as events warrant.