Aircraft Carriers –
Enduring and Transformational
RDML Tom Moore
PEO Aircraft Carriers
8 March 2012
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PEO Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft Carrier Program of Record
Fiscal Year
CARRIER
11
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
12
13
Decommi
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31 32
33
34
35
RCOH
Inactivati
RCOH
USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)
I
RCOH
USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75)
RCOH
USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)
RCOH
USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77)
CVN 82
41 42
Inactivation
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)
CVN 81
40
Inactivation
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) RCOH
CVN 80
39
Inactivation
USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)
JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN 79)
38
Inactivation
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)
GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78)
37
Inactivation
USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
36
RCOH
RCOH
Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
CVN 83
Construction
CVN 84
Construction
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
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Carriers – Enduring and Transformational
• 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
Years of
Service
Life
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RCOH
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
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50
3
Evolution of NIMITZ Class Aircraft
1975
Today
Tomorrow
• F-4J
• A-6E
• A-7E
• SH-3
• RA-5
• E-2B
• EA-6B
• F/A-18E/F
• F/A-18 A/F
• MH-60R/S
• E-2C
• EA-6B
• F-35C
• F/A-18E/F
• EA-18G
• E-2D
• MH-60R/S
• UCLASS Unmanned
Carrier-Launched
Airborne Surveillance
and Strike System
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Refueling Complex Overhaul Program (RCOH)
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
Typical RCOH Execution Breakdown
Nuclear Plant
Propulsion
Requirements:
36.0%
Non- Propulsion
Modernization:
• Refuel Reactors
• Propulsion Plant Mods
• Propulsion Plant Repairs
22.5%
• Warfighting
• Interoperability
• Air/Ship Integration
Non-Nuclear
Non-Propulsion
Overhaul:
Requirements:
• Class Maintenance Plan
• Infrastructure
• Repairs
41.5%
5
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Ford Class Program History
 Milestone 0 Approval March 96
 Defense Acquisition Board Oct 98 authorized:
Evolutionary 2 Step Program
CVNX-1
CVNX-2

– 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
OSD/NAVY Review
 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
2006 Defense Budget
EMALS
Sortie Rate
New Hull
Improved
Weight/KG
Changed the Program
Transformational – Single Leap
CVN 78
Changed the Program
 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
FY07 NDAA
Contract Authorization
 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
FY08 DAB PR
DD&C Contract Award
 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
GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78) Replaces USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
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Why the Ford Class?
NIMITZ-Class
Focused Investment
Increased Flexibility
Increased Capability
CVN 78-Class
Increased Affordability
• Greater operational
availability
• 3X electric plant capacity
• Sortie Generation Rates
increased by 25%
• $5 B TOC reduction
• 500-900 billet reduction
• 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
Survivability improvements
Damage Control improvements
Improved ship self-defense
Increased magazine and AVGAS
storage
• Interoperability (IER)
NIMITZ Is a 40 Year-old Design That Constrains the Ability to Transform
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NIMITZ Class to Ford Class
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
4 x 200,000 lbs Hyd
3 x 200,000 lbs Hyd
205,000 ft²
214,000 ft²
3 Bays
2 Bays
Cabled-Electric 9 x 10,500 lbs
Adv Weapons Elev 11 x 24,000 lbs
~ 1225 ft
390 ft
~ 12,500 ft² / 650 seats
260 ft² / 32 seats
(2) A4W
(2) A1B
Rotating AN/SPS-48, 49, 67, 73
AN/SPN-43 ATC, AN/SPQ-9B
Phased Array MFR/VSR
5,922
4,660
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
$32B (FY 04 $)
$27B (FY 04 $)
Ship Manning
3291
2491
Airwing Manning
2270
1786
120/ day sustained; 192 surge
160 /day sustained; 270 surge
Aircraft Elevators
Flight Deck
Hangar Deck
Weapons Elevators
Horizontal Weapons Movement Distance
Messing Area Consumed by Weapons Production (ft²/seats)
Reactors
Radars
Accommodations
Galleys
Fresh Water Generation
Total Ownership Cost (50 Years)
Sortie Rate
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Gerald R. Ford Class
Integrated Island
Smaller Island
Re-Positioned
Aft & Outboard
Dual Band
Radar
New Propulsion/Electric Plant
Mast with Joint
Clamp
Precision
Antenna Approach and
Landing
System
All Electric Aux Services
Zonal Electrical
Distribution System
New
Propulsion
Plants
Improved Weapon &
Material Handling
Advanced
Weapons
Elevators
Heavy
Underway
Replenishmen
t
Plasma Arc Waste
Destruction
System
Enlarged
Flight Deck
Footprint
“Pit Stop”
Advanced
Arresting Gear
Aircraft Elevators (3)
Stbd Sponson
Redesign
Enhanced
Flight Deck
Hangar
Bays (2)
#4 Catapult
Unrestricted
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Electromagnetic
Aircraft Launching
System (4)
Improved
Survivability
Evolved Sea
Sparrow Missile
Enhanced Ship
Self Defense
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Gerald R. Ford Class
Ship Construction
As of February 2012
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CVN Construction History
60
Ford Class
NIMITZ Class
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
50
53.5
45.9
45
40.3
40
39.2
38
Target Area
36.2
34.4
33.7
34.4
33.2
32.9
31.2
30
Production
10
6 Years Between
Designs
20
5 Years Between
Designs
5 Years Between
Designs
Engineering
9.2
7.8
2.3
4.5
4.1
2.8
5.8
5.1
3.7
2.2
Target Area
2.1
0
68
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77
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