Download or read book The Royal Navy's New-generation Type 45 Destroyer written by J. L. Birkler and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2002 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, RAND helped the United Kingdom_s Ministry of Defence (MOD) evaluate different acquisition strategies that it might use to acquire the new-generation Type 45 destroyer. RAND_s analyses helped in determining whether the MOD should have the Type 45 built by one company or two, whether it should compete the 12 ships in the class or directly allocate work to specific shipbuilders, and whether companies producing the Type 45 should construct the destroyer in its entirety in one shipyard or from blocks produced in several shipyards.