DD 21: A New Direction in Warship Acquisition

Abstract

Under development during a time of new littoral missions, limited resources, rapid technology advances, and a dwindling industrial base, the Navy's 21st Century Land Attack Destroyer (DD21) demands an unprecedented acquisition approach. This paper describes the genesis of DD21's operational requirement and the key role of containing life-cycle costs in managing the program. It outlines the Navy's innovative procurement approach, in which key responsibilities for major design and life-cycle tradeoffs will be shifted to industry, along with a larger role in maintenance, logistics, and training. In addition, it reviews the current status of the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2000
Accession Number
ADA376428

Entities

People

  • Edward C. Whitman
  • Raymond Lisiewski

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Uss Arleigh Burke
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.