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Aircraft Carriers –
Enduring and Transformational
RDML Tom Moore
PEO Aircraft Carriers
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Aircraft Carrier Program of Record
CARRIER11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)
USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)
USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)
USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75)
USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)
USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77)
GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78)
JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN 79)
CVN 80
CVN 81
CVN 82
CVN 83
CVN 84
FORCE STRUCTURE 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11
Fiscal Year
RCOH
RCOH
RCOH
RCOH
RCOH
RCOH
DecommiInactivation
Inactivation
Inactivation
Inactivation
Inactivation
Inactivati
Construction
Construction
RCOH
Construction
IRCOH
Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Years of
Service
Life
Carriers – Enduring and Transformational
RCOH
• ENTERPRISE will be 51 at her FY13 inactivation
• NIMITZ-Class: 500 carrier-years, serving over 84 years, from 1975 until 2059
• Only 42% through the service life of the NIMITZ Class – 290 carrier-years remaining
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Evolution of NIMITZ Class Aircraft
Tomorrow • F-35C
• F/A-18E/F
• EA-18G
• E-2D
• MH-60R/S
• UCLASS Unmanned
Carrier-Launched
Airborne Surveillance
and Strike System
Today • F/A-18E/F
• F/A-18 A/F
• MH-60R/S
• E-2C
• EA-6B
1975 • F-4J
• A-6E
• A-7E
• SH-3
• RA-5
• E-2B
• EA-6B
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Mid-life recapitalization depot availability to accomplish…
• Refueling of the ship’s reactors
• Warfighting modernization
• Repairs of ship systems and infrastructure
…so the aircraft carrier may adapt to future mission requirements and meet
continued service life requirements
5
36.0%
22.5%
41.5%
Propulsion PlantRequirements:
• Refuel Reactors• Propulsion Plant Mods• Propulsion Plant Repairs
Non-Propulsion Requirements:
Non- Propulsion Modernization:
Typical RCOH Execution Breakdown
• Class Maintenance Plan• Infrastructure• Repairs
• Warfighting• Interoperability• Air/Ship Integration
Refueling Complex Overhaul Program (RCOH)
Nuclear
Non-Nuclear Overhaul:
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FY07 NDAA Contract Authorization
2006 Defense Budget Changed the Program
OSD/NAVY Review Changed the Program
Ford Class Program History
Program Decision Memorandum signed 12 Dec 02 – Pull Forward Technologies Intended for CVNX-2 into the first ship – Designates Program as CVN 21
Revised Acquisition Strategy Milestone ‘B’ – April 04 Construction Preparation Contract Awarded – 3rd Quarter FY04 Lead Ship Construction Contract Award FY07 – Delivery FY14
Milestone 0 Approval March 96 Defense Acquisition Board Oct 98 authorized:
– Large Deck (75 Aircraft) – New Nuclear Propulsion and Electric Plant Design – Evolutionary Acquisition Strategy (CVNX-1→ CVNX-2)
Milestone I Approval 15 Jun 00 CVNX-1 Construction Contract Award FY06 – Delivery FY13
Evolutionary 2 Step Program CVNX-1 CVNX-2
Sortie Rate
New Hull
Improved Weight/KG
EMALS
Transformational – Single Leap
CVN 78
Final 2006 Defense Budget Delays CVN 78 and CVN 79 one year – Expands Construction Preparation Contract to include 2007 – Lead Ship Construction Contract Award FY08 – Delivery FY15
GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78) Replaces USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
FY07 National Defense Authorization Act Authorizes the Navy to Enter into Construction Contracts for First Three Ships of CVN 78 Class
– Authorizes Four-Year Funding for First Three Ships of CVN 78 Class
OSD (AT&L) Acquisition Decision Memorandum of 6 Aug 2008 authorizes CVN 78 to enter the production phase – Detail Design and Construction Contract awarded 10 Sep 2008
FY08 DAB PR DD&C Contract Award
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Increased Capability Increased Flexibility Increased Affordability
• Survivability improvements
• Damage Control improvements
• Improved ship self-defense
• Increased magazine and AVGAS
storage
• Interoperability (IER)
• Flexibility of open architecture
• Restoration of Service Life
Allowances (Wt/Kg)
• Integration of future air
platforms
• Reduced construction costs
• Maintenance requirements
reduced by 30%
• Product Model Design
NIMITZ-Class CVN 78-Class Focused Investment
NIMITZ Is a 40 Year-old Design That Constrains the Ability to Transform
Why the Ford Class?
• Greater operational
availability
• 3X electric plant capacity
• Sortie Generation Rates
increased by 25%
• $5 B TOC reduction
• 500-900 billet reduction
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NIMITZ Class (CVN 77) Ford Class (CVN 78)
Catapults 4 x Steam 4 x EMALS
Arresting Gear & Barricade 4 x MK7-4 3 x Adv Arresting Gear
Aircraft Elevators 4 x 200,000 lbs Hyd 3 x 200,000 lbs Hyd
Flight Deck 205,000 ft² 214,000 ft²
Hangar Deck 3 Bays 2 Bays
Weapons Elevators Cabled-Electric 9 x 10,500 lbs Adv Weapons Elev 11 x 24,000 lbs
Horizontal Weapons Movement Distance ~ 1225 ft 390 ft
Messing Area Consumed by Weapons Production (ft²/seats) ~ 12,500 ft² / 650 seats 260 ft² / 32 seats
Reactors (2) A4W (2) A1B
RadarsRotating AN/SPS-48, 49, 67, 73
AN/SPN-43 ATC, AN/SPQ-9BPhased Array MFR/VSR
Accommodations 5,922 4,660
Galleys 5 2
Messrooms 11 rooms 7 rooms
Air Conditioning Capacity 4,800 tons 9,900 tons
Distillers Reverse Osmosis
400,000 GPD 500,000 GPD
Total Ownership Cost (50 Years) $32B (FY 04 $) $27B (FY 04 $)
Ship Manning 3291 2491
Airwing Manning 2270 1786
Sortie Rate 120/ day sustained; 192 surge 160 /day sustained; 270 surge
Fresh Water Generation
NIMITZ Class to Ford Class
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Zonal Electrical
Distribution System
New
Propulsion
Plants
New Propulsion/Electric Plant
All Electric Aux Services
#4 Catapult
Unrestricted
Aircraft Elevators (3)
Stbd Sponson
Redesign
Hangar
Bays (2)
Enlarged
Flight Deck
Footprint
“Pit Stop”
Advanced
Arresting Gear
Enhanced Flight Deck
Dual Band
Radar
Smaller Island
Re-Positioned
Aft & Outboard
Mast with
Clamp
Antenna
Integrated Island
Improved Survivability Enhanced Ship
Self Defense
Advanced
Weapons
Elevators
Improved Weapon & Material Handling
Heavy
Underway
Replenishmen
t
Plasma Arc Waste
Destruction
System
Evolved Sea
Sparrow Missile
Joint
Precision
Approach and
Landing
System
Electromagnetic
Aircraft Launching
System (4)
Gerald R. Ford Class
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Gerald R. Ford Class Ship Construction
As of February 2012
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CVN Construction History
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31.2
33.7
40.3
38 36.2
33.2 34.4
39.2
45
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2.2 3.7
2.1
5.8
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30
40
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60
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
Production
Engineering
Flight I – Stick Build
3 CVNs in 7 Yrs
Flight II – Modular
Build;
5 CVNs in 13 Yrs
Flight III –
Bulbous Bow;
Other upgrades
2 CVNs in 6 Yrs
Target Area
Ford Class NIMITZ Class
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