Naval Issues: Background and Operations

NAVAL ISSUES: BACKGROUND AND OPERATIONS......Page 3
NAVAL ISSUES: BACKGROUND AND OPERATIONS......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
SUMMARY......Page 13
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
313-Ship Force-Level Objective of 2006......Page 15
Five-Year (FY2011-FY2015) Shipbuilding Plan......Page 18
30-Year (FY2011-FY2040) Shipbuilding Plan......Page 20
Resulting Projected Force Levels for FY2011-FY2040......Page 21
OVERSIGHT ISSUES FOR CONGRESS......Page 23
APPENDIX A. ADEQUACY OF PLANNED 313-SHIP FLEET......Page 24
Size of the Navy......Page 26
End Notes......Page 28
SUMMARY......Page 31
Navy’s Process for Selecting Names......Page 33
Naming Rules for Ship Types......Page 34
Public’s Role in Naming Ships......Page 36
Congress’s Role in Naming Ships......Page 37
Past Legislation on Naming Ships......Page 38
H.Con.Res. 83 (Regarding Naming CVN-79 or CVN-80 for Barry Goldwater)......Page 40
H.Res. 330 (Regarding Naming a Navy Ship for Clifton B. Cates)......Page 41
FY2010 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647/P.L. 111-84)......Page 42
End Notes......Page 44
SUMMARY......Page 47
INTRODUCTION......Page 48
Aircraft Carrier Construction Industrial Base......Page 49
CVN-78......Page 50
Procurement Funding......Page 51
Increase in Estimated Unit Procurement Costs......Page 52
ISSUES FOR CONGRESS......Page 54
Shift to Five-Year Intervals: A More Fiscally Sustainable Path?......Page 55
May 2009 Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Statement......Page 56
March 2010 Navy Report Required by Section 126......Page 57
December 31, 2009, Selected Acquisition Report (SAR)......Page 58
May 2010 CBO Report......Page 59
Technology Maturity......Page 60
Other Program Issues......Page 61
House......Page 62
APPENDIX A. TEXT OF NAVY REPORT ON EFFECTS OF SHIFTING TO FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS......Page 63
II. Assessment Discussion......Page 64
2-3. Impact to Training and Expertise......Page 65
C. Cost of Overhead......Page 66
APPENDIX B. JULY 16, 2009, HEARING ON EMALS......Page 67
Chairman’s Opening Statement......Page 68
Ranking Member’s Opening Statement......Page 70
Navy Statement......Page 71
End Notes......Page 75
SUMMARY......Page 77
U.S. Navy Submarines......Page 78
Attack Submarine Force Levels......Page 79
Los Angeles- and Seawolf-Class Boats......Page 80
Multiyear Procurement (MYP)......Page 81
Cost-Reduction Effort......Page 82
Design and Engineering Portion......Page 83
Size and Timing of Shortfall......Page 84
Navy Study on Options for Mitigating Projected Shortfall......Page 85
Planned Procurement and Projected SSN Shortfall......Page 87
48-Boat Force-Level Goal......Page 88
Virginia-Class Technology Insertion......Page 89
APPENDIX A. PAST SSN FORCE-LEVEL GOALS......Page 90
Navy View31......Page 92
Alternative Funding Methods......Page 94
Procuring SSNs in a 2-1-2 Pattern......Page 96
APPENDIX D. MAINTAINING SUBMARINE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING BASE......Page 97
End Notes......Page 98
SUMMARY......Page 103
Current Law......Page 104
American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) Position......Page 105
DOD Position......Page 107
POTENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR CONGRESS......Page 108
FY2010 DOD Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326/P.L. 111-118)......Page 109
FY2008 DOD Appropriations Act (H.R. 3222/P.L. 110-116)......Page 111
FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181)......Page 112
End Notes......Page 113
SUMMARY......Page 115
INTRODUCTION......Page 116
Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers......Page 117
Navy Facilities......Page 118
Cost......Page 119
FY2011 Funding Request......Page 120
Overall Vision behind Program13......Page 121
Aegis Open Architecture......Page 122
House......Page 123
End Notes......Page 124
SUMMARY......Page 127
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan......Page 128
Individual Augmentees (IAs)......Page 131
Discussion in FY2011 Department of the Navy Budget Highlights Book......Page 132
Longer List of Navy IW Budget Initiatives......Page 134
Navy Counterterrorism (CT) Operations......Page 136
Partnership Stations......Page 138
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)......Page 139
Riverine Force......Page 140
Definition of Navy IW Activities......Page 141
Degree of Emphasis on IW and CT in Future Navy Budgets......Page 142
Additional Oversight Questions......Page 143
House......Page 144
Senate......Page 145
End Notes......Page 147
CHAPTER SOURCES......Page 151
INDEX......Page 153