Alternative Fleet Architecture Design

Authors

Stuart E. Johnson, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Arthur K. Cebrowski

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Description

This report calls into question the viability of the longstanding logic of naval force building. It provides a description of the opportunities that rapid advances in technology and organizational effectiveness offer the U.S. Navy as it looks to the demanding future. Most important, it provides an alternative fleet architecture design that incorporates the three broad elements of the DoD’s transformation strategy.

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Topic(s)

Emerging Science and Technologies

Publication Date

8-2005

Publication

Defense and Technology Paper

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

network-centric warfare (NCW), joint expeditionary operations, strategic advantage, future fleet platform architecture, naval force building

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Stuart E. and Cebrowski, Arthur K., "Alternative Fleet Architecture Design" (2005). Defense and Technology Papers. 88.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-tech-papers/88