RAND: Brien Alkire 2013-04-14T12:42:39Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/a/alkire_brien.html Getting the Most Out of Littoral Combat Ships http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9301.html 2008-03-11T03:55:00Z 2008-03-11T03:55:00Z This research brief summarizes analysis of the Littoral Combat Ship, the U.S. Navy's first modular warship, suggesting the best locations for homeports, mission package installation sites, and the quantity of mission packages that should be procured. Guidelines and Metrics for Assessing Space System Cost Estimates http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR418.html 2008-01-12T16:00:00Z 2008-01-12T16:00:00Z A handbook to help analysts assess cost estimates of space systems. Methodologies for Analyzing Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Future Roles and Missions http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB637.html 2012-05-30T09:00:00Z 2012-05-30T09:00:00Z This briefing describes a suite of tools to help the Air Force think through future roles for remotely piloted aircraft. The U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can It Be Accelerated? Will It Meet Changing Security Needs? http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG114.html 2004-08-15T17:05:00Z 2004-08-15T17:05:00Z Explores acceleration of the pace at which the U.S. Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assets that it will operate in the deepwater environment (50 or more nautical miles from shore) and whether the original Integrated Deepwater System program t Modernizing the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Fleet: Accelerating CVN 21 Production Versus Mid-Life Refueling http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG289.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z What are the pros and cons of speeding up production of the Navy's newest carrier? Acquisition and Competition Strategy Options for the DD(X): The U.S. Navy’s 21st Century Destroyer http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG259z1.html 2006-01-31T11:16:00Z 2006-01-31T11:16:00Z How can the Navy achieve the most effective competition among its suppliers during development and production of its new family of destroyers while ensuring that two shipyards remain in business to compete on future programs? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9092.html 2006-01-09T18:50:00Z 2006-01-09T18:50:00Z Applications for Navy Unmanned Aircraft Systems http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG957.html 2010-06-08T17:10:00Z 2010-06-08T17:10:00Z Evaluates the U.S. Navy's ongoing and proposed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) programs and describes the most promising applications of those UASs to the Navy's operational tasks. Littoral Combat Ships: Relating Performance to Mission Package Inventories, Homeports, and Installation Sites http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG528.html 2007-05-07T00:08:00Z 2007-05-07T00:08:00Z Explores the trade-offs between three elements of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program: the number of LCSs, the number of mission packages required, and the number and locations of homeports and mission package installation sites. U.S. Navy Shipyards: An Evaluation of Workload- and Workforce-Management Practices http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG751.html 2008-12-08T16:45:00Z 2008-12-08T16:45:00Z RAND examines how best to manage the multibillion-dollar annual workload of public shipyards, including alternative workload allocations, options to decrease overtime levels and hedge against workload growth, and other potential U.S. Navy strategies.