Exploration of Potential Future Fleet Architectures
Abstract
The Congress directed the Secretary of Defense to provide two studies on the future fleet architectures by January 2005. One study was to be conducted by one of the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and the other by the Office of Force Transformation (OFT) within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The two studies were to be conducted independently and to be cognizant of projected and programmed naval platforms, but not to be constrained by them. The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) was selected to conduct the FFRDC study. To assist in the OFT study, the sponsor requested several organizations, including the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), to provide inputs. After receiving and deliberating on these inputs, the OFT produced a report in January 2005 for the Congress. This IDA document, written as a stand-alone report, served as one input to the OFT report. Some of the OFT report findings are drawn from analyses described in this document. Nonetheless, the results found here represent the views of IDA and not necessarily those of the OFT.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA442435
Entities
People
- Alfred I. Kaufman
- Daniel B. Levine
- Daniel Y. Nakada
- Jack F. Nance
- William L. Greer
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses