Learning from Experience Volume III: Lessons from the United Kingdom's Astute Submarine Program

• Main Author: Schank, John F. (auth)
• Other Authors: Lacroix, Frank W. (auth), Murphy, Robert E. (auth), Ip, Cesse Cameron (auth), Arena, Mark V. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2011
• Subjects: European history; Treaties & other sources of international law; Military engineering; Technology; History; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This volume presents a set of lessons learned from the United Kingdom's Astute submarine program that could help inform future program managers. Designing and building a submarine requires careful management and oversight and a delegation of roles and responsibilities that recognizes which part...