The Arsenal Ship Acquisition Process Experience
Contrasting and Common Impressions from the Contractor Teams and Joint Program Office
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The Arsenal Ship acquisition program was unique in two respects: it represented a new operational concept for Navy weapon systems, and its management structure and process represented a significant departure from traditional military ship-building programs. The Arsenal Ship program was, in effect, an experiment; while the Navy envisioned an array of mission capabilities for the ship, it set the project budget as the single immovable requirement. In the end, political and financial constraints caused the program's cancellation. Nevertheless, its acquisition approach and technical innovations have already had — and will continue to have — significant influence on other Navy ship-building programs. The lessons learned from the Arsenal Ship program, applied to existing and planned systems, should more than recover the money spent on it.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Arsenal Ship Program Overview
Chapter 3
Arsenal Ship Acquisition Process
Chapter 4
A Contrast of Acquisition Approaches
Chapter 5
Acquisition Program and Process Impressions
Chapter 6
Program Issues Resulting from the Acquisition Process
Chapter 7
Observations and Conclusions
Appendix A
Genesis of the Arsenal Ship Concept and Process
Appendix B
Design Aspects of the Arsenal Ship Weapon System
Appendix C
Schedule and Cost Comparison
Appendix D
Arsenal Ship Capabilities Document
Appendix E
Arsenal Ship Concept of Operations
Appendix F
Joint Memorandum-Arsenal Ship Program
Appendix G
Memorandum of Agreement-Joint Navy/DARPA Program
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