Designing Adaptable Ships: Modularity and Flexibility in Future Ship Designs

John F. Schank ; Scott Savitz ; Ken Munson ; Brian Perkinson ; James McGee ; Jerry M. Sollinger

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Military Technology;    Military Ships and Naval Vessels;    Military Acquisition and Procurement;    United States Navy;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR696
ISBN  :  9780833087225
RP-ID  :  RR-696-NAVY

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

In the face of challenges to acquire and support the numbers and types of ships needed to meet national security requirements in an environment of rapid change and shrinking defense budgets, this report explores the U.S. Navy's options for extending the service lives of operational ships by adopting the concepts of modularity and flexibility in ship design. These concepts can help to mitigate the risks of uncertain future missions and technologies to which ships will need to adapt, as well as potentially reduce modernization costs and/or initial cost.