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Sustaining U.S. nuclear submarine design capabilities
1 online resource (xxxii, 201 pages) : illustrations
For the first time since the design of the first nuclear submarine, the U.S. Navy has no nuclear submarine design program under way, which raises the possibility that design capability could be lost. Such a loss could result in higher costs and delays when the next submarine design is undertaken, as well as risks to system performance and safety. The authors estimate and compare the costs and delays of letting design capability erode vs. those of alternative means of managing the workload and workforce over the gap in design demand and beyond. The authors recommend that the Navy consider stret.
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction; Chapter Two -- The Submarine Design Process; Chapter Three -- Framing the Analysis; Chapter Four -- Effect of Different Options for Managing Design Resources; Chapter Five -- Critical Skills; Chapter Six -- Suppliers; Chapter Seven -- The Navy's Roles and Responsibilities in Submarine Design; Chapter Eight -- Effect of a Design Gap on the Navy's Technical Community; Chapter Nine -- Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Bibliography.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201).