Achievements and successes of the Navy ManTech program are numerous and varied. The program has impacted both ship and submarine affordability and is also impacting F-35 affordability.
Virginia Class Submarine Affordability Initiative
A major achievement of the Navy ManTech program is the Virginia Class Submarine (VCS) affordability initiative. Extensive interaction and cooperation among Navy ManTech, Navy ManTech Centers of Excellence, General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding, the Program Executive Office for Submarines and the PMS 450 Program Office have resulted in a focused Navy ManTech initiative that is successfully transitioning and implementing technology to aid in the Navy’s and industry’s common goal to reduce the cost of each VCS. These savings have enabled the construction of two submarines per year starting in 2012.
To date for VCS, technology from 72 of the portfolio’s projects have been implemented, or are in the process of being implemented, resulting in real acquisition cost savings of approximately $48M per hull, verified by our industrial partners and PMS 450.
Many Navy ManTech projects have also been recognized across the manufacturing industry for outstanding accomplishments, and nearly a dozen projects have been the recipient of the prestigious Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award. The award recognizes and honors those individuals from government and the private sector most responsible for outstanding technical accomplishments.
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