Mark V. Arena

Kevin J. Connolly

Bradley Wilson

Lauren A. Mayer

Chad Heitzenrater

Jason Mastbaum

Researchers developed a methodology to assess the value of resource options for U.S. Navy cybersecurity investments. The proposed methodology enables the Navy to rationalize the cost-effectiveness of potential investments within the POM process.

A Methodology for Quantifying the Value of Cybersecurity Investments in the Navy

John F. Schank

Giles K. Smith

J. L. Birkler

Gordon Lee

In 2001, RAND helped the United Kingdom_s Ministry of Defence (MOD) evaluate different acquisition strategies that it might use to acquire the new-generation Type 45 destroyer. RAND_s analyses helped in determining whether the MOD should have the Type 45 built by one company or two, whether it should compete the 12 ships in the class or directly allocate work to specific shipbuilders, and whether companies producing the Type 45 should construct the destroyer in its entirety in one shipyard or from blocks produced in several shipyards.

Acquisition Options and Implications

The Royal Navy's New-generation Type 45 Destroyer

Over the past several decades, increases in acquisition costs for U.S. Navy combatants have outpaced the rate of inflation. To understand why, the authors of this book examined two principal source categories of ship cost escalation (economy-driven factors and customer-driven factors) and interviewed various shipbuilders. Based on their analysis, the authors propose some ways the Navy might reduce ship costs in the future.

A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Naval Ship Costs Over the Past Several Decades

Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?

Kimberly Curry

Paul DeLuca

Kimberly Curry Hall

Jessie Riposo

Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards, their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand. Analysis of alternative workforce and workload management options suggests that the U.S. Navy should stretch out the design of the next submarine class and start it early or sustain design resources above the current demand, so that the next class may be designed on time, on budget, and with low risk.

Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities

Mark V. Arena

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