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Appendix C - Operational Requirements Document (ORD)
Operational Requirements Document (ORD)
Guided Missile Submarine (SSG(X))
Virginia Tech Team 3 – Design Alternative 44-2
1. Mission Need Summary
This Guided Missile Submarine (SSG(X)) requirement is based on the Virginia Tech SSG(X) Acquisition
Decision Memorandum (ADM).
SSG(X) will operate from CONUS or a Sea Base to conduct Strike and ISR operations. A small crew size will
put fewer people in harm’s way and low cost will facilitate a shorter production timeline. SSG(X) will support the
following missions:
1. Missile Launch (AAW, ASUW, ASW, STK)
2. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
SSG(X) will be capable of conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions with the aid of
AUVs and special forces. It will be a covert, upgradeable, and defensive ship capable of taking the U.S. Navy into
the new millennium of warfare.
2. Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM)
The SSG(X) ADM authorizes Concept Exploration of a material alternative for a Guided Missile Submarine, as
proposed to the Virginia Tech Naval Acquisition Board. Additional material and nonmaterial
alternatives supporting this mission may be authorized in the future.
OMOE
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