TYPE 45 DESTROYER Acquisition Options and Implications John Birkler, John F. Schank, Mark V. Arena, Giles Smith, Gordon Lee Prepared for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence Approved for public release; distribution unlimited R Europe The research described in this report was prepared for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence. ISBN: 0-8330-3203-8 RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND® is a registered trademark. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. The cover art and Figures 1.1, 1.2, 4.4, and 5.1 are from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence and are reprinted by permission. The photos in Appendix C are by Tom Lamb. Figure C.4 is from Carlos Merino (IZAR Ferrol Shipyard), “F-100 and F-319: New Frigates for Europe”, paper presented at RINA Conference WARSHIP 2001—Future Surface Warships, London, 2001. Cover design by Maritta Tapanainen © Copyright 2002 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2002 by RAND 1700 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1516 RAND URL: http://www.rand.org/ To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451-7002; Fax: (310) 451-6915; Email:
[email protected] PREFACE In April 2001, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissioned RAND to investigate procurement strategies that the MOD could pursue as it acquires warships over the next 15 to 20 years.