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Surface Ship Modernization
Program Summary

(Sept. 7, 2010) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) stand in front of the ship during its last day in dry dock.
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 7, 2010) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) stand in front of the ship during its last day in dry dock. John Paul Jones was the first destroyer to undergo modernization, receiving the hull mechanical & electrical portions of the upgrade. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class William Weinrich/Released)
The Surface Ship Modernization Program Office, PMS 407, leads and integrates all surface ship modernization policy, planning, and execution. It is responsible for the integration of surface ship modernization and manages modernization planning and execution across Participating Acquisition Resource Managers (PARMs). As the ship platform manager, PMS 407 oversees all facets of surface ship modernization, advanced planning of surface ship availabilities, integration of new technologies, the overarching contract strategy, and planning yard functions. Additionally, PMS 407 utilizes the Ship Project Directive (SPD) to handle timely funding and other agreements between SEA 21 and PARMs to improve modernization integration and availability planning.

Major efforts include:
  • DDG Modernization
  • CG and LSD Modernization
  • LSD Mid-Life
  • LHD Mid-Life
  • LPD Mid-Life
  • JSF Aviation Integration
  • Surface Ship Duration Analysis
  • PC Modernization
  • MCM Modernization
  • Command Ship Modernization
  • Hybrid Electric Drive
  • Maritime Energy Initiatives
Updated Jan 2016