Ship Prel Design & Feasibility Studies

Abstract

0411 - The Navy's Large Surface Combatant (LSC) Program is a new ship evolutionary acquisition program essential to the Future Surface Combatant Force. The purpose of the program is to initially integrate non-developmental systems into a new hull design that incorporates platform flexibility and growth capabilities to meet projected future Fleet system requirements. Initial LSCs will leverage DDG 51 Flight III combat systems as well as increased flexibility/adaptability features including expanded Space, Weight, Power & Cooling Service Life Allowances (SWaP-C SLA) to allow for more rapid and affordable upgrades in capabilities over the ships' service life and allow for fielding of future high demand electric weapons and sensor systems and computing resources. The ability of the ship's Vertical Launch System to accommodate longer and larger diameter missiles for increased speed and range of weapons, additional capacity for an embarked warfare commander and staff, support for 360-degree coverage with Directed Energy weapons, and improved signatures with support for additional improvements over time. The new ships will be designed to provide these initial capability increases as well as the growth capacity to support projected future systems requirements. The design will also incorporate flexibility features to quickly back-fit and forward-fit systems to pace known threats and meet future emergent needs through evolutionary block upgrades and modernization. 3261 - T-AGOS Design & Total Ship Integration - Ocean surveillance ships gather underwater acoustical data to support the mission of the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System by providing a ship platform capable of theater anti-submarine acoustic passive and active surveillance. Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS) are operated by Military Sealift Command to support the anti-submarine warfare mission of the commanders of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. The two current classes of surveillance ships use surveillance towed-array sensor system (SURTASS) equipment to gather undersea acoustic data. The ships also carry electronic equipment to process and transmit that data via satellite to shore stations for evaluation. Funding will support recapitalization of the four SWATH (T-19 Class) and one SWATH (T-23 Class) Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance ships (T-AGOS). Funding in FY19 and later was transferred to PE 0204313N (Ship-Towed Array Surveillance Systems). 3377 - The Navy requires ocean-going towing, salvage, and rescue capabilities to support Fleet operations. The Navy's current capabilities are provided by four T-ATF 166 class Fleet Tugs and four T-ARS 50 class Salvage ships which reach the end of their expected service lives starting in 2020 and 2025, respectively. The T-ATF Fleet Tugs perform towing at sea, salvage, and diving operations; act as a support ship for portable deep-diving equipment and submarine rescue operations; provide fire-fighting assistance; and perform oil spill pollution abatement. The T-ARS Salvage Ships perform combat salvage, lifting, emergency repair, and rescue towing of combatant or support ships damaged, stranded, scuttled, distressed, or abandoned at sea to repair yards or safe havens. The T-ATS program will recapitalize the current Fleet Tugs and Salvage Ships with a common hull Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) that is capable of performing the missions of the retiring T-ATF and T-ARS classes. 3389 - Naval Operational Logistics (OPLOG) Integration IPT Development - Develops enabling technologies for future and in-service afloat operational logistics and integrated supply force and combatant logistics requirements; and conducts cooperative initiatives with acquisition programs, program sponsors, engineering managers, the Navy science and technology community and Fleet customers. OPLOG develops integrated, cross-platform (i.e. applicable to more than one ship class/type) operational logistics and energy conservation technologies and capabilities as well as draft acquisition and operations policy ensuring future Naval systems leverage emerging logistic capabilities and technologies to provide operationally effective and energy efficient logistics delivery. 9999 - (Congressional Add Proj C404)- Continues efforts in FY2018 previously financed under the National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF) PE0408042N Project 3117 OPLOG IPT Development in FY2016 and prior and PE0603564N Project 3389 OPLOG IPT Development in FY2017 to develop enabling technologies for future and in-service afloat operational logistics and integrated supply force and combatant logistics requirements.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0603564N_4_1319_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2018 budget changes are due to an increase from the congressional transfer of $11.729 million from NDSF to RDTEN and a reprogramming reduction of $4.592 million to fund higher priority Navy requirements. The FY 2020 increase is in support of the Large Surface Combatant design and development.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Diving Equipment
• Electronic Equipment
• Energy Conservation
• Energy Consumption
• Energy Management
• Engineering
• Feasibility Studies
• Logistics
• Navy
• Ocean Surveillance
• Product Development
• Test And Evaluation
• Undersea Surveillance

Readers

• Marine Hydrodynamics
• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy
• Microelectronics
• Space