Shrinking Fleets: an Rcn Feasibility Study Into Allied Cost-Saving Strategies
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SHRINKING FLEETS: AN RCN FEASIBILITY STUDY INTO ALLIED COST- SAVING STRATEGIES LCdr M.M. Majdoub JCSP 41 PCEMI 41 Master of Defence Studies Maîtrise en études de la défense Disclaimer Avertissement Opinions expressed remain those of the author and Les opinons exprimées n’engagent que leurs auteurs do not represent Department of National Defence or et ne reflètent aucunement des politiques du Canadian Forces policy. This paper may not be used Ministère de la Défense nationale ou des Forces without written permission. canadiennes. Ce papier ne peut être reproduit sans autorisation écrite. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as © Sa Majesté la Reine du Chef du Canada, représentée par represented by the Minister of National Defence, 2015. le ministre de la Défense nationale, 2015. CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE – COLLÈGE DES FORCES CANADIENNES JCSP 41 – PCEMI 41 2014 – 2015 MASTER OF DEFENCE STUDIES – MAÎTRISE EN ÉTUDES DE LA DÉFENSE SHRINKING FLEETS: AN RCN FEASIBILITY STUDY INTO ALLIED COST-SAVING STRATEGIES By LCdr M.M. Majdoub “This paper was written by a student “La présente étude a été rédigée par un attending the Canadian Forces College stagiaire du Collège des Forces in fulfilment of one of the requirements canadiennes pour satisfaire à l'une des of the Course of Studies. The paper is a exigences du cours. L'étude est un scholastic document, and thus contains document qui se rapporte au cours et facts and opinions, which the author contient donc des faits et des opinions alone considered appropriate and que seul l'auteur considère appropriés et correct for the subject. It does not convenables au sujet. Elle ne reflète pas necessarily reflect the policy or the nécessairement la politique ou l'opinion opinion of any agency, including the d'un organisme quelconque, y compris le Government of Canada and the gouvernement du Canada et le ministère Canadian Department of National de la Défense nationale du Canada. Il est Defence. This paper may not be défendu de diffuser, de citer ou de released, quoted or copied, except with reproduire cette étude sans la permission the express permission of the Canadian expresse du ministère de la Défense Department of National Defence.” nationale.” Word Count: 20669 Compte de mots : 20669 i Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................. v List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ vii Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... viii Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................................... xi Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... xii Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Background ................................................................................................................................. 1 Shrinking fleets ........................................................................................................................... 2 Thesis .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Outline ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 5 PMESII ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Political .................................................................................................................................. 10 Military .................................................................................................................................. 10 Economic ............................................................................................................................... 11 Social ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Information/Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 12 Operating Enviornment ............................................................................................................. 13 Physical: Sea/Air/Land .......................................................................................................... 13 ii Space vs Time vs Force ......................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 1: Distributed force.......................................................................................................... 15 Quantity as a quality .................................................................................................................. 16 High-Low Mix........................................................................................................................... 20 Squadron Capability Sharing .................................................................................................... 24 Evolved Interoperability ............................................................................................................ 28 Chapter 2: Distributed effect ......................................................................................................... 32 Plug & Fight Modularity ........................................................................................................... 32 Unmanned Vehicles .................................................................................................................. 37 Smart-Kill .................................................................................................................................. 44 Net-Centric Warfare .................................................................................................................. 47 NGFS ......................................................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 3: Distributed Sustainment .............................................................................................. 55 Program re-adjustment .............................................................................................................. 55 Forward Staging ........................................................................................................................ 60 Flexible Crewing ....................................................................................................................... 62 Chapter 4: Distributed Acquisition ............................................................................................... 65 Distributed Modular Construction ............................................................................................ 65 Distributed Margins................................................................................................................... 70 Scalable Commonality .............................................................................................................. 73 iii Life-Cycle Synchronization ...................................................................................................... 75 Chapter 5: COA Development ...................................................................................................... 79 Phasing ...................................................................................................................................... 79 Grouping.................................................................................................................................... 80 Op Design .................................................................................................................................. 81 Chapter 6: Impact Analysis ........................................................................................................... 82 Chapter 7: Recommandations ....................................................................................................... 85 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix A- Cost Saving Strategy Scoring Matrix ..................................................................... 90 Appendix B- Scale for Measuring Political Impact ...................................................................... 91 Appendix C- Strategic Threat Risk Intext .................................................................................... 92 Appendix D- Ipsos Public Opinion Poll on CAF Mission Priorities ............................................ 93 Appendix E Canadian Domestic Maritime Operating Environment ............................................ 94 Appendix F- Major RCN Capital Projects .................................................................................... 95 Appendix G NATO