Comparing the Effectiveness of Nuclear and Air-independent propulsion Submarine Fleets

a methodology for alternative force design choices applied to the Brazilian case

Autori

  • Eugenio Pacelli Lazzarotti Diniz Costa PUC Minas
  • Domício Proença Jr. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2022v10n2p42-58

Parole chiave:

Brazil, Fleet composition, Force planning, Strategic studies, Submarine

Abstract

This article proposes a methodology that enables one who has actual cost figures to perform the calculations for benefit-to-cost, strictly from the tactical and logistical standpoints, on the performance equivalence not of nuclear vs. air-independent-propulsion (AIP) submarines, but of nuclear v. AIP submarine fleets. With that in hand, it becomes possible for whomever might have sounder figures than what we could find about the complete life-cycle cost of either alternative to figure out, given our results about the benefit assessment, what would be the result of a benefit-to- cost analysis. We didn't perform the latter, due to uncertainty about the methodology by which the public available cost estimates were calculated. By providing a method for benefit calculation of the military worth of alternatives to support an assessment of the SSN/SSP fleet alternatives, we hope to have provided a sounder point of departure for debate, both in general terms, a method, and for the Brazilian case in particular, an application.

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Biografie autore

Eugenio Pacelli Lazzarotti Diniz Costa, PUC Minas

Professor at PUC Minas; CEO of Synopsis Intelligence Strategy Diplomacy; CNPq Researcher; member of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and of the Group for Strategic Studies. Former President of the Brazilian International Relations Association (ABRI). CEO of Synopsis Intelligence Strategy Diplomacy. This work was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq. Prof. Eugenio Diniz is grateful for CNPq’s support.

Domício Proença Jr., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Domício Proença Jr. — Professor at the Production Engineering Program, COPPE-UFRJ, and at the Public Policy, Strategy, and Development (PPED), IE-UFRJ; CNPq Researcher; member of The International Institute for Strategic Studies and of the Group for Strategic Studies. Domício Proença Jr. — Prof. Domício Proença Júnior thanks CNPq for the support.

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2023-01-09

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Costa, E. P. L. D. ., & Proença Jr., D. (2023). Comparing the Effectiveness of Nuclear and Air-independent propulsion Submarine Fleets: a methodology for alternative force design choices applied to the Brazilian case. Estudos Internacionais: Revista De relações Internacionais Da PUC Minas, 10(2), 42–58. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2022v10n2p42-58