TEST AND EVALUATION
Abstract
This project encompasses all the ship system development efforts for the VIRGINIA Class Submarine and the Technology Insertion Program for reducing cost and upgrading performance of future hulls by virtue of improvements in ship and combat systems. Technology developments, training, and logistics for developmental items, and VIRGINIA Class test & evaluation are included. This project is essential for pursuit of high priority Reduced Total Ownership Cost (RTOC) initiatives while achieving balanced platform mission capability and flexibility. The thrust of these efforts will be to develop and apply multiple advanced system technologies which are integrated into the design of the VIRGINIA Class Submarine. Technologies developed in this program will, as a rule, be applicable to the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP). New technologies are being transitioned from industry and government research and development programs where doing so offers substantial performance improvement and/or affordability payoffs. Transition opportunities include those from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Sensors & Payloads program. In the future, products from the DARPA TANGO/BRAVO Submarine technology program may transition to prototyping and/or applicability on VIRGINIA hulls.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0bf40da0e44c428b6ab47f5271cfa257
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