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Here are exerpts from a variety of sources. Make of what you will. I am in the process of trying to get a copy of this report.
Although Young did not offer many details of
the plan, he did say it calls for fleet structure ranging
from 260 to 325 ships with a requirement for
construction of one destroyer per year in the near
term, peaking at 1.4 per year in the 2020 time frame.
This requirement does not provide competition
nor allow affordable procurement using two yards,
Young said during a panel discussion on acquisition
strategy at the Navy Leagues Sea-Air-Space
Exposition yesterday in Washington, D.C. Thus the
acquisition strategy you have seen was largely
dictated by the need to affordably deliver required
capability.
Another key part of the plan calls for the Navy
to go from 102 to a maximum of 145 surface
combatant ships in 2019, Young said. Beyond that,
the projection (under the 260-ship option) is for 130
surface combatants in 2035, he added.
The Navy has proposed a build rate of one
destroyer per year out to 2010, Young said. Then it
will increase to about 1.2 per year, or six ships in
five years. After the 2010 time frame, the number of
surface combat ships to be built will grow to seven
ships in five years then to possibly four per year in
2020.
The new DD(X) destroyer and Littoral Combat Ship both play key roles in the long-term strategy, Young said. The 260-ship plan calls for building eight new destroyers and 63 LCS vessels, with 12 destroyers and 82 LCS vessels planned in the 325-ship fleet.
Instead of coming up with a revised fleet size, the new shipbuilding plan outlines two alternative force structures. One option is a 325-ship fleet that includes 11 carriers and 45 attack submarines by 2035. The second option is a 260-ship force, which shrinks the carrier fleet to 10 and the attack submarine fleet to 41.
The plan also shows the service hopes to build up to a dozen of the new DD(X) destroyers currently estimated to cost about $3 billion a copy and up to 18 CG(X) cruisers, a derivative of the DD(X) devoted to ballistic missile defense.
Attack submarines: The Navy plans to maintain a fleet of between 41 and 45 nuclear attack submarines, including four SSGN cruise missile conversions.
DD(X)/CG(X): The plan calls for eight to 12 DD(X) destroyers by 2035, along with 15 to 18 CG(X) cruisers.
LCS: The plan shows 63 to 82 Littoral Combat Ships by 2035.
Sea Basing: The plan calls for 19 to 25 Sea Base ships by 2035, including 14-20 Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future) ships. Both the big and little fleets call for two High Speed Sealift ships and three connector ships to shuttle between the ships and forces ashore
Another key part of the plan calls for the Navy
to go from 102 to a maximum of 145 surface
combatant ships in 2019, Young said. Beyond that,
the projection (under the 260-ship option) is for 130
surface combatants in 2035, he added.
A copy of the plan obtained by Defense Daily
shows that for the 325-ship option the Navy would
maintain a total of 174 surface combatants in FY
35, opposed to 130 in the 260-ship option. A key
reason for the difference in the two totals is the
number of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fielded
under each option. Under the more ambitious plan,
the Navy would have 75 LCS in FY 24 and 77 in
FY 29. Those totals compare with 61 and 63 over
the same two years in the 260-ship plan.
There would be a notable difference in the
number of amphibious ships. In the 325-ship plan,
the level reaches 24 in FY 35, opposed to 17 in the
smaller plan. The number of combat logistics force
ships in FY 35 is 26 for the higher plan, just two
more than in the 260-ship option. The total of sea
basing ships in the 325-ship plan in FY 35 is 25,
opposed to 19 in the 260-ship plan. The larger plan
calls for six support ships in FY 35, compared to
five in the smaller plan.
Although Young did not offer many details of
the plan, he did say it calls for fleet structure ranging
from 260 to 325 ships with a requirement for
construction of one destroyer per year in the near
term, peaking at 1.4 per year in the 2020 time frame.
This requirement does not provide competition
nor allow affordable procurement using two yards,
Young said during a panel discussion on acquisition
strategy at the Navy Leagues Sea-Air-Space
Exposition yesterday in Washington, D.C. Thus the
acquisition strategy you have seen was largely
dictated by the need to affordably deliver required
capability.
Another key part of the plan calls for the Navy
to go from 102 to a maximum of 145 surface
combatant ships in 2019, Young said. Beyond that,
the projection (under the 260-ship option) is for 130
surface combatants in 2035, he added.
The Navy has proposed a build rate of one
destroyer per year out to 2010, Young said. Then it
will increase to about 1.2 per year, or six ships in
five years. After the 2010 time frame, the number of
surface combat ships to be built will grow to seven
ships in five years then to possibly four per year in
2020.
The new DD(X) destroyer and Littoral Combat Ship both play key roles in the long-term strategy, Young said. The 260-ship plan calls for building eight new destroyers and 63 LCS vessels, with 12 destroyers and 82 LCS vessels planned in the 325-ship fleet.
Instead of coming up with a revised fleet size, the new shipbuilding plan outlines two alternative force structures. One option is a 325-ship fleet that includes 11 carriers and 45 attack submarines by 2035. The second option is a 260-ship force, which shrinks the carrier fleet to 10 and the attack submarine fleet to 41.
The plan also shows the service hopes to build up to a dozen of the new DD(X) destroyers currently estimated to cost about $3 billion a copy and up to 18 CG(X) cruisers, a derivative of the DD(X) devoted to ballistic missile defense.
Attack submarines: The Navy plans to maintain a fleet of between 41 and 45 nuclear attack submarines, including four SSGN cruise missile conversions.
DD(X)/CG(X): The plan calls for eight to 12 DD(X) destroyers by 2035, along with 15 to 18 CG(X) cruisers.
LCS: The plan shows 63 to 82 Littoral Combat Ships by 2035.
Sea Basing: The plan calls for 19 to 25 Sea Base ships by 2035, including 14-20 Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future) ships. Both the big and little fleets call for two High Speed Sealift ships and three connector ships to shuttle between the ships and forces ashore
Another key part of the plan calls for the Navy
to go from 102 to a maximum of 145 surface
combatant ships in 2019, Young said. Beyond that,
the projection (under the 260-ship option) is for 130
surface combatants in 2035, he added.
A copy of the plan obtained by Defense Daily
shows that for the 325-ship option the Navy would
maintain a total of 174 surface combatants in FY
35, opposed to 130 in the 260-ship option. A key
reason for the difference in the two totals is the
number of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) fielded
under each option. Under the more ambitious plan,
the Navy would have 75 LCS in FY 24 and 77 in
FY 29. Those totals compare with 61 and 63 over
the same two years in the 260-ship plan.
There would be a notable difference in the
number of amphibious ships. In the 325-ship plan,
the level reaches 24 in FY 35, opposed to 17 in the
smaller plan. The number of combat logistics force
ships in FY 35 is 26 for the higher plan, just two
more than in the 260-ship option. The total of sea
basing ships in the 325-ship plan in FY 35 is 25,
opposed to 19 in the 260-ship plan. The larger plan
calls for six support ships in FY 35, compared to
five in the smaller plan.
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