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Designing Adaptable Ships : Modularity and Flexibility in Future Ship Designs / John F. Schank [and 5 others].
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Schank, John F. (John Frederic), 1946-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation, [2016]
©2016
Description
xxv, 139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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Available Online
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VM299.6 .S33 2016
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Shipbuilding industry
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United States
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Design and construction
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Shipbuilding industry
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United States
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Management
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Military planning
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United States
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United States Navy
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Procurement
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National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
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Summary note
"In the face of challenges to acquire and support the numbers and types of ships needed to meet national security requirements in an environment of rapid change and shrinking defense budgets, this report explores the U.S. Navy's options for extending the service lives of operational ships by adopting the concepts of modularity and flexibility in ship design. These concepts can help to mitigate the risks of uncertain future missions and technologies to which ships will need to adapt, as well as potentially reduce modernization costs and/or initial cost. The report examines the concepts of modularity and flexibility, technological trends, the current geopolitical context, and lessons from past incorporation of new missions and technologies into naval ships. It also provides a roadmap for future U.S. Navy modularity and flexibility efforts"--Publisher's description.
Notes
"RR-696-NAVY"--Cover page 4.
"National Defense Research Institute"
"Prepared for the United States Navy"
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139).
Contents
Preface
Figures and Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter One: Introduction: The Navy's Dilemma
Modularity and Flexibility
Research Focus and Report Organization
Chapter Two: Understanding the Concepts of Modularity and Flexibility: Navy Programs with a Focus on Modularity
Different Types of Modularity and Relationship to Flexibility: Flexibility Within a Ship Space
Flexibility by Providing Additional Space
Flexibility Can Involve Providing Additional Ship Services Within a Space
Potential Downside to Modularity: Current Status of Modularity and Flexibility Initiatives
Chapter Three: How Adaptability Influences Total Ship Life Cycle Costs: Impact of Adaptability on Ship Design and Construction Cost: How Common Modules Could Affect Design and Construction Costs
How Self-Contained Modules Could Affect Design and Construction Costs
How Modular Installations Could Affect Design and Construction Costs
How Flexible Spaces Could Affect Design and Construction Costs
How Additional Space and Additional Ship Services Could Affect Design and Construction Costs
Effect of Adaptability on Mid-Life Modernization Costs: Predicting Design Hours.
Predicting Production Hours
Predicting Testing Hours and GFM Cost
Data Caveats
Potential Ways to Reduce Mid-Life Modernization Costs: Improve Access to Modernized Equipment
Minimize the Number of Foundations Changed During a Modernization
Minimize the Amount of New Cable and Fiber During a Modernization
Increase Power, Cooling, and Data Exchange
Accomplish More Pre-Installation Testing
Improve Planning Before Modernization
Coordinate Modernizations
Chapter Four: Technological Trends, the Geopolitical Context, and Historical Lessons : Technological Trends: Unmanned Systems
Increasing Importance of the Electromagnetic Spectrum as a Weapon
Enhanced Capabilities for Long-Range Targeting
The Increasingly Networked Nature of the Battlespace
Concluding Remarks on Technological Trends
Geopolitical Context and Trends: Near-Peer Competitors
Low-End and Medium-End Threats
Disaster Response
Concluding Remarks on the Geopolitical Context and Trends
Lessons from Past Incorporation of New Missions and Technologies: Changing Offensive Capabilities May Require New Ships to Survive Them
Gradual Adoption and New Procurement Are Often Desirable
Concluding Remarks on Lessons from Past Incorporation of New Missions and Technologies
Conclusions
Chapter Five: Roadmap for Future U.S. Navy Modularity and Flexibility Efforts: Modularity and Flexibility Are Related but Different
Various Factors Influence the Cost of Ship Modernizations
What the Future May Imply for Modularity and Flexibility
Where Will Future Opportunities Exist?
Recommended Future Directions for Incorporating Modularity and Flexibility: DDG-51 Flight III
LX(R)
Overarching Recommendations
Appendixes: A. Past Efforts Toward Adaptability
B. Modularity and the DDG-51 Program
C. Flexible Infrastructure
D. USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) Mid-Life Modernization
Bibliography.
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ISBN
0833087223
9780833087225
LCCN
2015509908
OCLC
944157400
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