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Of the Four Alternatives, Alternative 4 Is Preferred

• Alternative 1 would maintain the already-fielded GCCS-M system. This system has been found to be deficient in performance and has a high life-cycle cost compared with Alternatives 3 and 4.
• Alternative 2 builds on the status quo but does not eliminate it, thus adding capability but not rectifying other performance and cost concerns.
• Alternative 3 is focused on new developments that provide a lightweight afloat capability and a shore-based cloud. This reduces life-cycle cost but is riskier programmatically because of dependencies on other programs.
• Alternative 4 is also focused on new developments that take advantage of a shore-based cloud and an afloat cloud called the Navy Tactical Cloud. This system may be the most robust in performance and cost, yet it is risky in terms of schedule and program. Despite the risk of this alternative, the potential to improve performance and reduce life-cycle cost is too great a benefit for the Navy to ignore.