Keeping major naval ship acquisitions on course : key considerations for managing Australia's SEA 5000 Future Frigate Program / John F. Schank [et al.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schank, John F. (John Frederic), 1946- author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, researcher.

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipbuilding industry--Australia.

Shipbuilding industry.

Warships--Purchasing--Australia.

Warships.

Warships--Design and construction--Australia.

Warships--Design and construction--Government policy--Australia.

Australia. Royal Australian Navy--Procurement--Decision making.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xxx, 193 pages : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2014.

Summary:

"This study provides a program overview of acquisition options available for the Commonwealth of Australia's next generation naval surface combatant and identifies internal and external factors that can influence a major ship acquisition program. The authors address questions relating to available ship design and build options; various phases, options, and decisions; and aspects that can contribute to the success of an acquisition program. Three broad options for designing and building the new ship include a new design, tailor-made to Royal Australian Navy specifications and requirements; a military off-the-shelf design, which would involve making only minor modifications to an existing ship design; and an evolved military off-the-shelf design, which would involve making more significant modifications to an existing ship design. The authors discuss lessons learned as they apply to different phases of a shipbuilding program and highlight the lessons most applicable to the acquisition strategy selected."--Back cover.

Notes:

"RR-767-AUS."--Page 4 of cover

"Rand National Security Research Division."