Navy prioritizes capability, affordability, schedule for future frigate program

By Lee Hudson / July 27, 2017 at 12:51 PM
The Navy is prioritizing capability, affordability and schedule -- in that order -- for the guided-missile frigate replacement program, according to industry day slides obtained by Inside Defense . The service requests potential vendors identify "specific attributes for which the threshold values can be exceeded for minimal cost increases," according to slides presented at the July 25 frigate industry day . The industry day presentation directs companies to determine the tradeoffs necessary to meet or exceed threshold requirements in their...

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