(U)Frigate Development
Abstract
The FY 2019 funding request was reduced by $4.608 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. In FY14, the Navy established the requirements for a lethal and survivable small surface combatant ship (later redesignated as Frigate (FF)), above that of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to meet future missions. Based upon the Navy's 2016 Force Structure Assessment resulting in validation of the need for 52 small surface combatants and the need to address increasingly complex threats in the global maritime environment, the Navy reassessed the capabilities required to ensure the Frigate paces future threats. With FFG(X), the Navy desires to maximize the small surface combatant capabilities in the anti-surface warfare (SUW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), electromagnetic maneuver warfare (EMW), and air warfare (AW) mission areas, while keeping the ship affordable and as a part of a "high-low" mix of surface ships. The updated assessment was completed to support establishment of top-level FFG(X) requirements in Summer 2017 and resulted in a Navy-approved Capability Development Document (CDD). The FFG(X) program will continue to refine the cost estimates to support a FY20 Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) contract award. Based on the updated FFG(X) requirements, FY17 focused on efforts for the system specification (SPEC) development and on conceptual design contract development. FY18 funding continues to refine the system SPEC and to award conceptual design contracts to multiple vendors. Additionally, funds will be used to continue maturing the FFG(X) Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) baseline, continue Combat Management System (CMS) design development, coding, and test, acquisition documentation development, C4I systems development and continuing system engineering efforts to ensure mature Government Furnished Information (GFI) deliveries. Efforts in FY19 reflect the continuation of conceptual design tasking, which will support the FY19 DD&C Request for Proposal (RFP) release and to continue development and maturation of CMS, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), C4I, and system engineering efforts. FY20 funding has been realigned to SCN 2127 to support systems engineering, cost estimating, and ship design management. The shift to SCN marks the completion of the conceptual design phase. FY19 RDT&E funding is critical to an effective and timely completion of contract design and specification development, which is needed to better inform and develop the Detailed Design and Construction RFP. Conceptual Design before the competitive Detail Design and Construction award allows the maturation of multiple designs to give the Navy a better understanding of cost and capability drivers across the various design options. This due diligence will provide the opportunity for the government to identify and implement cost reduction opportunities and inform the final specifications that will deliver the required capability at an affordable price and achieve the best value solution.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 0603599N_4_1319_PB_2019
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY 2019 funding request was reduced by $4.608 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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