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Management of the UK Polaris Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

F. Dossor
F. Dossor*
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MinTech
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MY paper concerns the Management of the UK Polaris Project. Only Admiral Sir Hugh MacKenzie, leader of the UK Polaris Team, with his complete knowledge of the story, could do justice to this subject. However, as a member of the Polaris Management Team from January 1963 to December 1968 I was in a position to know most of the story.

Before describing the management organisation, it is necessary to outline the job to be done. Major features of the UK Polaris Programme were:—

  • (a) The design and building in the UK of four 8000 ton nuclear propelled submarines, craft twice as big as the Valiant class.

  • (b) The procurement from the USA of Polaris A3 weapon systems for the submarines.

  • (c) The design and manufacture in the UK of nuclear war-heads for the missiles.

Type
Management Techniques of Guided Weapon Development
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 709 , January 1970 , pp. 85 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1970 

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