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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

53.5

45.9

9.2

2.3 2.8 4.1 4.5

2.2 3.7

2.1

5.8

7.8

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10

20

30

40

50

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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