| Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress |
22-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The Navy has begun a program modernize its 84 existing Aegis cruisers and destroyers over a period of more than 20 years. The program's estimated total cost is about $16.6 billion in constant FY2010 dollars. The Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests $674.8 million in funding for Aegis ship modernization. The modernizations are intended to ensure that the ships can be operated cost-effectively throughout their entire 35-year intended service lives. The ... |
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| Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
17-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is currently developing technologies and studying design options for a planned new cruiser called the CG(X). The Navy wants to procure CG(X)s as replacements for its 22 Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers, which are projected to reach their retirement age of 35 years between 2021 and 2029. The Navy wants CG(X)s to be highly capable ships, particularly in the areas of anti-air warfare (AAW) and ballistic missile defense ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
05-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The LCS is a small, fast, relatively inexpensive combat ship that is to be equipped with modular plug-and-fight mission packages. The basic version of the LCS, without any mission packages, is referred to as the LCS sea frame. The Navy wants to procure a total of 55 LCSs. The Navy substantially restructured the LCS ... |
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress |
29-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In the debate over future U.S. defense spending, including deliberations taking place in the current Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a key issue is how much emphasis to place on programs for countering improved Chinese military forces in coming years. Observers disagree on the issue, with some arguing that such programs should receive significant emphasis, others arguing that they should receive relatively little, and still others taking an intermediate position. The ... |
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress |
24-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In the debate over future U.S. defense spending, including deliberations taking place in the current Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a key issue is how much emphasis to place on programs for countering improved Chinese military forces in coming years. Observers disagree on the issue, with some arguing that such programs should receive significant emphasis, others arguing that they should receive relatively little, and still others taking an intermediate position. The ... |
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| Navy Officer Manpower Optimization Incorporating Budgetary Constraints |
Mar-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David T Clark; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | Every two years, the Chief of Naval Operations is responsible for submitting the Program Objectives Memorandum to the Secretary of the Navy for further review and inclusion in the President's two-year budget input to Congress. The Chief of Naval Personnel's Strategic Resourcing Branch is challenged with building a manpower budget program that both meets the budget limitations set forth by Congress and the manning requirement choices made by Navy leadership. ... |
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| Analysis of Camp Pendleton California Medical Treatment Facility Budget and Execution Process |
Dec-2008 |
107 pages |
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Constantino; Dominador D Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research project evaluates the budgeting and execution process of Camp Pendleton Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) and how the proposed prospective payment system (PPS) impacts the traditional way of funding MTFs. The research analyzes the budgetary policies and practices of MTF, how the MTF fits in the overall budgeting process of the Navy via Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), how the MTF formulate and execute budgets, how to validate ... |
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| Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
22-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| At a July 31, 2008, hearing, Navy officials announced a major change in the service's position on what kind of destroyers it wants to procure over the next several years: The Navy testified that it no longer wants to procure additional Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers, and instead now wants to restart procurement of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers. The Navy has proposed this new path as part of internal Department of ... |
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| Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
09-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| At a July 31, 2008, hearing, Navy officials announced a major change in the service's position on what kind of destroyers it wants to procure over the next several years: The Navy testified that it no longer wants to procure additional Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers, and instead now wants to restart procurement of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers. The Navy has proposed this new path as part of internal Department of ... |
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| Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress |
02-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the Navy's highest priority aviation modernization program. It is replacing the Navy F/A-18C/D Hornet combat aircraft. The decision to undertake the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program was made during a period of great turbulence in Navy aviation modernization. During this time frame the Navy struggled to identify and implement the best way to modernize its aging fleet of F-14 fighters and A-6E attack aircraft. The A-12 ... |
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| Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
02-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy procured 18 Ohio (SSBN-726) class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) between FY1974 and FY1991 to serve as part of the U.S. strategic nuclear deterrent force. They are commonly called Trident submarines because they carry Trident submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). The first Trident entered service in 1981, the 18th in 1997. The first 8 (SSBNs 726 through 733) were originally armed with Trident I (C4) SLBMs; the final 10 ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
01-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The LCS is a small, fast, relatively inexpensive combat ship that is to be equipped with modular "plug-and-fight" mission packages, including unmanned vehicles (UVs). The basic version of the LCS, without any mission packages, is referred to as the LCS sea frame. The Navy wants to procure a total of 55 LCSs. The Navy's ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress |
01-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requested $2,107.0 million to complete the procurement funding for an 11th Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). This boat had already received $756.0 million in prior-year advance procurement funding. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget also requested $719.8 million in advance procurement funding for Virginia-class boats to be procured in future fiscal years, and $596.8 million in additional procurement funding for economic order quantity (EOQ) ... |
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| Evaluating Point-of-Sale Alternatives within Naval Aviation |
13-Jun-2008 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel D Davidson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) 2005 decision resulted in the consolidation of Naval Air Depots (NADEPs) and non-deployable Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMDs) to form six Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs). The intent behind this consolidation is to avoid redundant maintenance procedures, supply overhead charges and reduce aviation maintenance costs. The Department of Defense (DoD) estimates FRCs will yield $3.7 billion in net savings over 20 years. This is ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
10 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. The increase in the Navy's estimated cost for implementing the plan is so large that the Navy ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress |
22-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $2,107.0 million to complete the procurement funding for an 11th Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). This boat has already received $756.0 million in prior-year advance procurement funding. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget also requests $719.8 million in advance procurement funding for Virginia-class boats to be procured in future fiscal years, and $596.8 million in additional procurement funding for economic order quantity (EOQ) ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
28 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. The increase in the Navy's estimated cost for implementing the plan is so large that the Navy ... |
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| Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
11 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new kind of destroyer called the DDG-1000 The ship was earlier called the DD(X). Navy plans call for procuring a total of seven DDG- 1000s. The first two were procured in FY2007 using split funding (i.e., incremental funding) in FY2007 and FY2008. The Navy estimates their combined procurement cost at $6,325 million. This figure includes about $2.0 billion detailed design/non-recurring engineering (DD/NRE) costs for the ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress |
08 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $2,107.0 million to complete the procurement funding for an 11th Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). This boat has already received $756.0 million in prior-year advance procurement funding. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget also requests $719.8 million in advance procurement funding for Virginia-class boats to be procured in future fiscal years, and $596.8 million in additional procurement funding for economic order quantity (EOQ) ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
07 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy substantially restructured the LCS program in 2007 in response to significant cost growth and schedule delays in the program. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $920 million in procurement funding for the procurement of two LCSs, which would be the fourth and fifth ships in the restructured LCS program. The LCS is ... |
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| Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class (CVN-21) Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
07 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $2,712 million in procurement funding for CVN-78, the first ship in the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of aircraft carriers, which was earlier known as the CVN-21 class. Although CVN-78 was procured in FY2008, the Navy's budget includes procurement funding for the ship in FY2009, FY2010, and FY2011. The Navy s proposed FY2008 budget also requests $1,214 million in advance procurement funding for CVN-79, ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
27 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. Although the FY2009 30-year shipbuilding plan, if implemented, would generally be adequate to achieve and maintain a ... |
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| Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) - Background and Issues for Congress |
03 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy for several years has carried out a variety of activities related to what the Administration refers to as the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The Navy states that as of February 2008, more than 11,300 Navy sailors (including Individual Augmentees) were ashore supporting ground forces in the U.S. Central Command region (including Iraq and Afghanistan). The Navy's role in the GWOT raises several potential oversight issues for Congress. ... |
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| Systems Analysis and Modeling of U.S. Navy Submarine Repair Operational Target (OPTAR) Processes |
DEC 2007 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Lynn A. Trujillo; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This work performed a systems level analysis of Submarine repair budgeting and spending in an effort to articulate the unique behaviors of this combined system of budgeting, supply chain management, and spending control. Current Navy policies, procedures, and budget forecast methods were studied to develop the basic causal relationships of the budgeting and spending behavior in order to develop a basic model of the system. The effects of feedback and ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Realistic Business Cases Needed to Execute Navy Shipbuilding Programs |
24 JUL 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Paul L. Francis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Navy is beset with long-standing problems that affect its ability to accomplish ambitious goals for its shipbuilding portfolio. Significant cost growth and long schedule delays are persistent problems. Making headway on these problems is essential in light of the serious budget pressures facing the nation. This testimony focuses on the following: (1) cost growth in shipbuilding; (2) acquisition approaches in the LPD 17, Littoral Combat Ship, DDG 1000, and ... |
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| Numerical Simulation of Hydrothermal Salt Separation Process and Analysis and Cost Estimating of Shipboard Liquid Waste Disposal |
Jun-2007 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew R Hunt; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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| Due to environmental regulations, waste water disposal for US Navy ships has become a reguirement which impacts both operations and the US Navy's budget. In 2006, the cost for waste water disposal Navy-wide was 54 million dollars, There are many advanced waste water treatment technologies in the research and development stage at academic institutions, private corporations, and government labs. Additionally, considerable progress has been made in installing and operating unigue ... |
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| Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2008 Shipbuilding Plan |
23 MAR 2007 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Eric J. Labs; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| In response to a Congressional mandate, the Department of the Navy recently began issuing annual reports that describe its 30-year plans for ship construction. In the report released last year, the Navy presented a plan to expand its battle force fleet from 285 ships at that time to 313 ships over the long run. That plan, which was consistent with the Navy's proposed budget for fiscal year 2007, reflected the ... |
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| Commander Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Aircraft Operations Maintenance (AOM): An Examination of Effectiveness in Maintaining and Operating an Aging Aircraft Fleet |
DEC 2006 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence R. Jones; Jeffrey R. Cuskey; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Naval aviation serves as a vital component of many air and ground task organized forces vying for a share of the Department of Defense (DoD) budget. The decisions in the 1990s to reduce purchases of new equipment left the Navy with aging fleets of aircraft that are increasingly expensive to maintain. This situation coupled with the cost of the Global War on Terror has created a cycle in which more ... |
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| Analysis of Naval NETWAR FORCEnet Enterprise: Implications for Capabilities Based Budgeting |
DEC 2006 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Steven R. McKinney; Brian T. Sandidge; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| Analysis was conducted to understand Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), Naval Netwar FORCENet Enterprise (NNFE), and the goals of the enterprise system. Following development of this background information and projecting how ADNS is likely to succeed in the NNFE framework, two fundamental research questions were addressed. The first question: Does the enterprise system reduce the discrepancies between Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) and the acquisition decision process for ... |
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| Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress |
25 OCT 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Unmanned vehicles (UVs) are viewed as a key component of U.S. defense transformation. Perhaps uniquely among the military departments, the Department of the Navy (DON), which includes the Navy and Marine Corps, may eventually acquire every major kind of UV, including unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), unmanned combat air vehicles (or UCAVs, which are UAVs armed with weapons), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): Background and Issues for Congress |
26 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2007 budget requests $521 million to procure two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). The House-reported version of the FY2007 defense appropriations bill (H.R. 5631) recommends approval of this request. The Senate-reported version recommends funding one LCS in FY2007 and rescinding funding for one of the three LCSs procured in FY2006. For a longer discussion of the LCS program, see CRS Report RL32109, "Navy DDG-1000 (DD(X)), CG(X), and LCS ... |
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| Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
20 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The FY2006 budget completed the funding required in the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) account for the Navy's program to refuel and convert four Trident ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) into cruise-missile-carrying and special operations forces (SOF) support submarines (SSGNs). The first two converted SSGNs reentered service in 2006; the other two are scheduled to reenter service by late-2007. The total estimated cost of the four-boat conversion program is about $4.0 ... |
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| Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches -- Background and Options for Congress |
20 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some observers have proposed procuring Navy ships using incremental funding or advance appropriations rather than the traditional full funding approach that has been used to procure most Navy ships. Supporters believe these alternative funding approaches could increase stability in Navy shipbuilding plans and perhaps increase the number of Navy ships that could be built for a given total amount of ship- procurement funding. The issue for the 109th Congress is ... |
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| Review of Proposed Congressional Budget Exhibits for the Navy's Mission-Funded Shipyards |
14 APR 2006 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Frisk; R. D. Trunkey; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| To improve shipyard reporting and address concerns about the decreased visibility of the operations and costs of mission-funded shipyards, the Congress asked the Navy to submit a report with proposed budget exhibits that address a number of specific topics. The Navy released its Report on Direct Funding for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Report on Proposed Congressional Budget Exhibits for Navy Mission-Funded Shipyards in March 2006. The exhibits in that ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): Background and Issues for Congress |
28 FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a small, fast Navy surface combatant with modular weapon systems. The Navy wants to procure a total of 55. The first was procured in FY2005, three more were procured in FY2006, and the Navy's proposed FY2007 budget requests $521 million to procure two additional ships. The estimated procurement cost of each LCS has grown to about $260 million, an increase of about 18% over ... |
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| Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) - Background and Issues for Congress |
06 FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is taking several actions to expand its capabilities for participating in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The Navy's role in the GWOT raises several potential oversight issues for Congress, including the need for an increased Navy role, and amount of Navy personnel and funding associated with GWOT-related activities This report will be updated as events warrant. |
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| An Analysis of the Causal Factors behind the United States Navy's Warship-Building Programs from 1933-1941 |
31 AUG 2005 |
122 pages |
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John M. Barrett; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had 343 warships in commission. However, a "second" fleet, consisting of 344 warships, was in various stages of construction in shipyards across the country. Given that building a warship could take anywhere from less than a year for a destroyer, to over 3 years for a battleship or aircraft carrier, it is clear that the foresighted building of warships in the years prior ... |
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| Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs - Issues for Congress. CRS Report for Congress |
24 AUG 2005 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Rising procurement costs for Navy ships have recently emerged as a matter of concern for both Navy officials and some Members of Congress who track Navy-related issues. Combined with constraints on ship-procurement funding, these rising costs have caused the Navy to reduce planned ship procurement rates. The issue for Congress is how to respond to rising Navy ship procurement costs. Aside from reducing planned ship procurement rates, one option would ... |
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| Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
17 AUG 2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| The Navy's proposed FY2006 budget requests $293 million in procurement funding and $24 million in research and development funding for the Navy's program to refuel and convert four Trident ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) into cruisemissile- carrying and special operations forces (SOF) support submarines (SSGNs). The total estimated cost of the program, which has been increasing over time, is now $4,018 million. This report will be updated as events warrant. |
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| Navy-Marine Corps Amphibious and Maritime Prepositioning Ship Programs: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress |
02 AUG 2005 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FORT BELVOIR VA DAVID D ACKER LIBRARY AND KNOWLEDGEREPOSITORY
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| As of the end of FY2004, the Navy operated 35 amphibious ships, and the Military Sealift Command operated 16 maritime prepositioning force (MPF) ships for the Marine Corps. The Navy is currently building a new amphibious assault ship called LHD-8 and is also procuring new LPD-17 class amphibious ships. A total of 12 LPD-17s were originally planned, but the FY2006-FY2011 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) proposes reducing that figure to ... |
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| Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches - Background and Options for Congress |
28 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some observers have proposed procuring Navy ships using incremental funding or advance appropriations rather than the traditional full funding approach that has been used to procure most Navy ships Supporters believe these alternative funding approaches could increase stability in Navy shipbuilding plans and perhaps increase the nm%ber of Navy ships that could be built for a given total amount of ship- procurement funding. The issue for the 109th Congress is ... |
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| Navy DD(X) and CG(X) Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
24 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The FY2006-FY2011 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) reduces planned DD(X) destroyer procurement to one per year in FY2007-FY2011 and accelerates procurement of the first CG(X) cruiser to FY2011. The Navy estimates that the first and second DD(X)s would cost more than $3 billion each to procure and that subsequent DD(X)s would cost $2.2 billion to $2.6 billion each to procure. These estimates are substantially higher than last year's estimates. The ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Force-Level Goal and Procurement Rate: Background and Issues for Congress |
24 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is currently procuring one Virginia (SSN-774) class attack nuclear-powered submarine per year. Each submarine currently costs about $2.4 billion. The FY2006-FY2011 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) submitted in February 2005 by the Department of Defense (DoD) proposes maintaining the one-per-year procurement rate through FY2011 rather than increasing it to two per year in 2009, as previously planned. A 30-year Navy force-level projection submitted in March 2005 shows the ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): Background and Issues for Congress |
24 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is to be a small, fast Navy surface combatant with modular weapon systems. The LCS program was announced by the Navy in November 2001 as part of a proposed family of next-generation Navy surface combatants that also includes the much-larger DD(X) destroyer and CG(X) cruiser. Two industry teams are developing separate designs for the LCS. For FY2006, the Navy has requested $613.3 million for the ... |
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| Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs - Issues for Congress |
01 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Rising procurement costs for Navy ships have recently emerged as a mailer of concern for both Navy officials and some Members of Congress who track Navy-related issues Combined with constraints on ship-procurement funding, these rising costs have caused the Navy to reduce planned ship procurement rates. The issue for Congress is how to respond to rising Navy ship procurement costs Aside from reducing planned ship procurement rates, one option would ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Force-Level Goal and Procurement Rate: Background and Issues for Congress |
31 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is currently procuring one Virginia (SSN-774) class attack nuclear-powered submarine per year. Each submarine currently costs about $2.4 billion. The FY2006-FY2011 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) submitted in February 2005 by the Department of Defense (DoD) proposes maintaining the one-per-year procurement rate through FY2011 rather than increasing it to two per year in 2009, as previously planned. A 30-year Navy force-level projection submitted in March 2005 shows the ... |
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| Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress |
31 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The concept of network-centric warfare (NCW) is a key element of the Department of Defense's (DoD's) transformation effort. NCW focuses on using computers, high-speed data links, and networking software to link military personnel, platforms, and formations into highly integrated local and wide-area networks. Within these networks, personnel will share large amounts of critical information on a rapid and continuous basis. DoD believes that NCW will dramatically improve combat capability and ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): Background and Issues for Congress |
31 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is to be a small, fast Navy surface combatant with modular weapon systems. Two industry teams are developing separate designs for the LCS. The LCS program has received $646.2 million in FY2003-FY2005, including $212.5 million in FY2005 to build the first LCS. For FY2006, the Navy has requested $613.3 million for the program, including $240.5 million in research and development funding to build the second ... |
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| Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs - Issues for Congress |
11 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Rising procurement costs for Navy ships have recently emerged as a mailer of concern for both Navy officials and some Members of Congress who track Navy-related issues. Combined with constraints on ship-procurement funding, these rising costs have caused the Navy to reduce planned ship procurement rates. The issue for Congress is how to respond to rising Navy ship procurement costs. Aside from reducing planned ship procurement rates, options include increasing ... |
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| Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches - Background and Options for Congress |
11 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some observers have proposed procuring Navy ships using incremental funding or advance appropriations rather than the traditional full funding approach that has been used to procure most Navy ships Supporters believe these alternative funding approaches could increase stability in Navy shipbuilding plans and perhaps increase the number of Navy ships that could be built for a given total amount of ship-procurement funding. The issue for the 109th Congress is whether ... |
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