Download or read book Advanced Seal Delivery System Perspectives and Options written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operational experience in the 1980s led the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to look for a new, covert Navy Sea, Air, Land team (SEAL) insertion vehicle to replace/augment the existing SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV). The SDV is a wet submersible, which means that the embarked members have to endure extended and cramped periods in ocean waters with only a wet or dry suit to protect them. Traveling in extremely cold ocean waters can have detrimental effects on the physical and mental performance of the SEALs. This is what led SOCOM to pursue the concept of a dry (pressurized) hull for the SEALs in the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS). The ASDS also provides improved range, speed, payload, and habitability for the crew and divers over the existing SDV. ASDS is a battery-powered, shock-hardened, stealthy combatant. The Deep Submergence Directorate (PMS 395) of the Naval Sea Systems Command asked RAND to undertake a brief analysis examining the technical, managerial, and cost issues in preparation for follow-on production of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS). This documented briefing presents the study findings.
Download or read book Defense acquisitions Advanced SEAL Delivery System program needs increased oversight written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advanced SEAL Delivery System written by Mark V. Arena and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short study examines the follow-on production of the Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS) for the Deep Submergence Directorate (PMS 395) of the Naval Sea Systems Command. Its objective is to assess cost-reduction opportunities and to identify areas for improvement.
Download or read book Defense acquisitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) is a mini-submarine that is one of the U.S. Special Operations Command's largest investments. This report reviews the status and problems facing the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) program.
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) is a hybrid combatant submersible providing clandestine delivery and extraction of Navy SEALs and equipment in high-threat environments. The first ASDS has had significant performance issues and has cost, to date, over $885 million. In May 2006, you requested that GAO review ASDS. This report examines (1) how the Navy managed ASDS risks through its contracts and (2) the status of major technical issues and program restructuring.
Download or read book Advanced Seal Delivery System written by United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Acquisition written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense Acquisition: Advanced SEAL Delivery System Program Needs Increased Oversight
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions Success of Advanced SEAL Delivery System Hinges on Establishing a Sound Contracting Strategy and Performance Criteria written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) is a hybrid combatant submersible providing clandestine delivery and extraction of Navy SEALs and equipment in high-threat environments. The first ASDS has had significant performance issues and has cost, to date, over $885 million. In May 2006, you requested that GAO review ASDS. This report examines (1) how the Navy managed ASDS risks through its contracts and (2) the status of major technical issues and program restructuring.
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) is a hybrid combatant submersible providing clandestine delivery and extraction of Navy SEALs and equipment in high-threat environments. The first ASDS has had significant performance issues and has cost, to date, over $885 million. In May 2006, you requested that GAO review ASDS. This report examines (1) how the Navy managed ASDS risks through its contracts and (2) the status of major technical issues and program restructuring.
Download or read book Defense acquisitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) is a mini-submarine that is one of the U.S. Special Operations Command's largest investments. This report reviews the status and problems facing the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) program.
Download or read book Defense Acquisition written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Download or read book Advanced Seal Delivery System Life Support Parameters written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this document is to provide a guideline to the Technical Evaluation Board when reviewing the proposals for the Advanced SEAL delivery System (ASDS). These guidelines are based upon a design that consists of at least 2 habitable compartments. The pilot and navigator will occupy 1 compartment, and its internal pressure will be maintained at 1 ATA. Another habitable compartment will hold the divers, and its inside pressure can be adjusted to permit controlled compression and decompression, or be maintained at a constant 1 ATA. The habitable chambers will be kept dry. Because of safety, environmental and human factors' considerations, it is desirable for the lock- out chamber to be separate from the habitable compartments.
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Force Structure written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unmanned Undersea Vehicles and Guided Missile Submarines written by Edward A. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Cold War the United States developed the Trident class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to replace the aging fleet of forty-one Poseidon ballistic missile submarines. Each of the eighteen Trident class submarines built to carry the mantle of strategic nuclear deterrence was extremely large and quiet with tubes for twenty-four ballistic missiles. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States conducted a review of its nuclear posture, which determined that only fourteen of these submarines were necessary to meet the needs of U.S. national security. Since these submarines are due for nuclear core refueling and overhaul and thus are no longer required to support U.S. nuclear policy, these submarines will be deactivated or refueled and converted to other purposes. These submarines are only halfway through their design life of forty-two years, and once refueled could be used for other missions. Furthermore, their large size makes these ships a prime candidate for conversion to a large variety of missions that require space, stealth, and endurance, This excess capability has convinced the U.S. Navy that it should develop a concept for converting the first four Trident class ballistic missile submarines into guided missile submarines (SSGN). This program would equip these submarines both for cruise missile operations and as special operations force insertion platforms. Each submarine could carry more than 100 Tomahawk cruise missiles and up to sixty-six special operations personnel with dual Dry Deck Shelter or two Advanced SEAL Delivery System mini-submarines for SEAL deployment.
Download or read book Covert Shores written by H. Sutton and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2nd Edition. Until now, the underwater craft employed by the World's Special Forces have been known only to a select few. Covert Shores is the first complete and documented insight into the little-known world of the mini-subs, Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) and other underwater vehicles used by the U. S. Navy SEALs, Special Boat Service, Spetsnaz and more. Operating under a blanket of secrecy, these craft have remained hidden and unrecorded in a way that no other class of military vehicles has. Covert Shores reveals the craft, units, missions and tactics of this unseen world. Spanning from 1776 to the present day, and covering activities in many countries including US, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Russia, France, Germany, Yugoslavia and Sweden, this book is filled with tales of the ingenuity, resourcefulness, experimentation and cunning of those involved in the design and operations of these expert craft. A must-read for all military enthusiasts. 274 pages 8.5"x11" full color with over 100 original color illustrations.Foreword by Larry Bond
Download or read book Best Practices written by Michael Sullivan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares quality mgmt. practices used by the DoD & its contractors to those used by leading commercial co¿s. & made suggestions for improvement. The report: determined the impact of quality problems on selected weapon systems & prime contractor practices that contributed to the problems; identified commercial practices that can be used to improve DoD weapon systems; identified problems that DoD must overcome; & identified recent DoD initiatives that could improve quality. The author examined 11 DoD weapon systems with known quality problems & met with quality officials from DoD, defense prime contractors, & 5 leading commercial co¿s. that produce complex products &/or are recognized for quality products. Illus.
