Cost Implications of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System for the Navy Flying Hour Program and Operation and Maintenance Budget
Abstract
The 21st century has ushered in an era of new maritime challenges for the U. S. Navy, requiring the ability to maintain situational awareness over the world's maritime domain. The need for global Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) has highlighted gaps in existing organic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) collection capabilities within the Navy. To fill this capability gap, the Navy has initiated a recapitalization plan of its airborne ISR force to leverage the technological capabilities of unmanned systems, of which the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is an integral part. The purpose of this thesis is to identify and analyze the cost implications of the acquisition of the BAMS UAS for the Navy's Flying Hour Program (FHP) and the Operation and Maintenance, Navy (OMN) budget by developing an Operations and Support (O&S) cost estimation methodology for the BAMS UAS. Additionally, this thesis analyzes some of the financial and support impacts of this weapon system within the context of the funding challenges the Navy will face in managing the FHP and OMN budget accounts in the near future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA536476
Entities
People
- Paul P. Lawler
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School