Concurrent Development of Tactics During Weapon System Acquisition in the Naval Sea Systems Command.

摘要

The purpose of this study project was to investigate the role of the Developing Agency in incorporating tactics into the design and development of weapons systems. The ultimate aim was for visibility into this 'gray area'. The method of reporting paralleled the method of research. First, directives pertinent to the development of tactics during system acquisition were reviewed. Next, a review of current public dialog provided a perspective on the environment of system acquisition. With this perspective on directive and environment in mind, key personnel within and without NAVSEA were interviewed, with the objective of determining their perceptions of their tactics responsibilities. Further questioning was intended to determine what guidance is provided, what tactics' resources' are available, and what methods are used to 'do tactics'. A significant lack of useful directive, explicit guidance, and public dialog was discovered. As perceived by acquisition community personnel, there is a definite requirement for NAVSEA involvement in tactics, although there appears to be a broad lack of appreciation for how tactics are a part of, not apart from, a weapon system.