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Navy OA Report Shows How Ship Upgrades Can Be Done Faster, Cheaper

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Thursday, December 4th, 2008

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The Navy's fourth report to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on efforts to incorporate open architecture (OA) demonstrated that for the period of July through September, the service focused on how surface combat systems upgrades can be done rapidly and with lower costs. To make surface combat systems more affordable, "a transformation from building large end-to-end, stove-piped, platform-centric systems towards cross-platform capabilities is essential. An evolutionary approach will enable incremental improvements through a Rapid Capability Insertion Process, and foster…

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