(U)NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES

Abstract

Project 3444 directly supports resilient and agile logistics in accordance with the National Defense Strategy (NDS) of 2018, A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority 2.0, and the NAVFAC Strategic Design 2.0 Guidance, Commandant's Planning Guidance (CPG), USMC Force Design, and Naval Integration efforts. This program will deliver new capabilities to overcome expeditionary performance limitations in the areas of airfield damage repair (ADR), port damage repair (PDR), expeditionary advance base operations (EABO), and expeditionary engineering and materials to maximize resiliency and agility. Investment in ADR technologies enhance Navy force response plans, and Joint Force Commander's flexibility to deploy and employ from expeditionary airfields, as well as deliver and sustain warfighting capabilities at the point of effect. This includes "right size, just-in-time" technologies that can facilitate both conventional and autonomous rapid assessment, repair, and re-constitution of expeditionary airfields. Innovative PDR capabilities enable the reviving, re-armament, repair, re-fueling, re-calibration and re-constitution of fleet platforms at Navy Port Facilities of opportunity. This effort will develop technologies that facilitate just-in-time assessment and rapid repair of piers, quay-walls, fleet moorings, critical expeditionary waterfront facilities and infrastructure, and port facilities above, at, and below the waterline. Investment in EABO technologies enables Naval Construction Force (NCF) capability modernization and adaption for Naval Integration. These technologies will enable capabilities such as Expeditionary Ordinance Re-load (ExORD), Expeditionary Fuel Distribution (ExFUEL), and Expeditionary Force Sustainment in a littoral environment. New warfighting concepts and Marine Corps organizational changes will necessitate future changes to NCF capabilities, organization, and table of allowance material outside of the existing ADR and PDR mission areas. Further, mobile infrastructure capabilities are envisioned to supplement these vulnerable fixed airfield and port infrastructure assets. Development of alternative expeditionary engineering solutions in areas of saltwater concrete and indigenous materials will maximize agility and resilience while minimizing supply chain risk for airfields, and ports. These technologies will enable in-the-field production of parts (including original and spare parts for expeditionary equipment) and in-situ fabrication of expeditionary structures that can be utilized in an operational environment. This includes production equipment (such as additive manufacturing systems), raw materials (such as locally sourced construction materials), inspection and quality certification equipment, as well as support methods and criteria to employ these systems in the expeditionary environment. New concepts for expeditionary engineering equipment technologies enhance expeditionary engineering operations, to include site identification, selection, and planning; site clearing and preparation; construction activities; site operations support (including local material handling, damage repair, etc.); and site deconstruction and retrograde activities. Technologies demonstrated will provide required engineer support capability while maximizing deploy ability (by minimizing size and weight) and enhancing operator safety (by providing direct operator protection or allowing for remote or autonomous operation).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0603239N_4_1319_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2023 funding request was reduced by $0.405 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. --- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Additive Manufacturing
• Calibration
• Concrete
• Construction
• Construction Materials
• Engineering
• Fabrication
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Marine Corps
• Materials
• National Security
• Product Development
• Resilience
• Spare Parts
• Supply Chain
• Test And Evaluation

Readers

• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.