“There’s technical uncertainty that we have to drive out, which will then drive to certain solutions – understanding where artificial intelligence is going to be at a point in time, understanding the level of autonomy that we need to do and execute the missions, in terms of where we need to execute them,” Conn said. The proposal includes a “transition” period for FY 2028 to FY 2032, which Conn and Stefany said is part of the Navy’s push toward a hybrid fleet of both manned and unmanned systems.
Navy’s three options for its Battle Force Delivery Plan. It executes to what the warfighter requirements are.” But this in total is not a requirements document. “And again this is about giving indicators to industry. We prefer to do our own business but then in their oversight role they certainly get a vote,” he said of Congress. The above inventory levels are traditional manned battle force ships,” the document reads.Ĭonn described the three alternatives as providing options to lawmakers. The higher range achieves 326 manned ships in the mid-2030s, and ultimately 363 manned ships in FY2045. “Without real budget growth, the two low range options achieve 305-307 manned ships in FY2035, and ultimately 318-322 manned ships in FY2045. In a departure from previous versions of the document, the Navy put forward three different options for procurement plans.
James Downey said Nimitz had more potential beyond its scheduled timeline and that it could be in service from 52 to 55 years.Ĭonn and Stefany spoke about the Navy’s release of its long-range shipbuilding plan, the first one the service has put out in three years. In September 2020, Program Executive Officer for Carriers Rear Adm. The Navy has been mulling extensions for the Nimitz-class carriers for the last few years. “There are questions based on real-world events – does it make sense? Based on the number of planned carriers we may have in maintenance in certain years, it may make sense and maybe worth the return on investment of getting another year or more from the carriers that we have,” he said. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transits the Strait of Gibraltar on July, 7, 2021. Scott Conn, the deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities (OPNAV N9), said during the same media call.Ĭonn described extending the lives of any of the Nimitz-class carriers as “pre-decisional.” Bottom line is we will revisit Nimitz as part of the FY-24 shipbuilding plan,” Vice Adm. “ Nimitz was supposed to go into a late Fiscal Year ’23 where the extension could have been done. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in FY 2027 – which aligns with the carriers’ 50-year service lives – the Navy still has time to alter that plan if necessary.
While the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2023 30-year shipbuilding plan shows the service decommissioning USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in FY 2025 and USS Dwight D. “I don’t know when that’s due to be reported out, but that is part of our 24 efforts that we’re working on now is how that would play out as far as potentially extending at least a couple of the first Nimitzs,” Stefany said of the study. The service is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Jay Stefany, who is currently performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, told reporters in a phone call Wednesday. Some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers could remain in the fleet longer than previously anticipated, two Navy officials said on Wednesday. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) transit the Pacific Ocean on Feb.
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