SEAFRAME: Ships & Ship Systems Quarterly Publication. Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2005

摘要

Welcome to our inaugural issue of SEAFRAME--a publication that highlights the Navy's integrated efforts in supporting the fleet's ships and ship systems. The title 'SEAFRAME' highlights our emphasis on functional assessment in systems engineering. With new ship concepts using modular payloads and being multi-mission capable, we focus on the sea frame and integration of payloads and combat systems to provide a total ship system. We are nearly two years into the transformation of NAVSEA and its Warfare Centers from a collection of individual organizations, vying for work, into a nationally focused set of product areas aimed at doing the right work, in the right place, at the right time. One of 12 product areas, the Ships and Ship Systems (S3) Product Area encompasses all platforms, systems, and components essential for the operation, mobility, and survivability of surface ships, submarines, boats and craft, and unmanned vehicles. It also includes systems and expertise essential for the platform, combat, and weapon systems integration. S3 is comprised of seven core equity areas that cross all Navy mission and warfare areas and support Sea Power 21. Established in October 2003, the S3 Product Area has aligned its business approach to that of the Naval Sea Systems Command. Essential to any business, our Strategic Plan was released in July 2004. Discussed in an article on page 2, this plan, which will be updated in September, sets the pace for the S3 efforts. Working with the Warfare Center Board of Directors (WCBoD), we have coordinated our planning with the WCBoD integrated planning process, which lays out an annual cycle. Integral to this process is the technical health assessment, a foundational process that maps the core equities to the technical capabilities to the knowledge areas. We will use it in multiple areas including strategic planning, business planning, and human capital strategy.