Fire Scout: The Navy, Northrop Grumman, and Acquisition in Adversity: A Case Study
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Eremadi, Amir
Kamp, John
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2021-05-10
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05/10/21
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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The Department of Defense is experimenting with how to deliver new capabilities in 2 to 5 years. Program offices recognize that they are dependent upon their contractors for successful delivery. The MQ-8 Fire Scout started in 1999 and achieved initial operational capability of the MQ-8C in 2019, after 20 years and effectively three program restarts. After each restart, the contractor developed, manufactured, and delivered a functional product deployed by the Navy within 5 years of contract award. Conventional wisdom says that senior leadership support and customer urgency are critical to fast delivery. This study shows how a program office and prime contractor were able to deliver a new capability despite changes in procurement objectives, evolving technologies, and requirements.
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SYM-AM-21-052
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Prepared for the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943.
Naval Postgraduate School
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.