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Program Executive OfficerAircraft Carriers

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State of the Carrier Program

RADM Tom Moore17 March 2015

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First of Class Comments

“Procurement nightmare”

“The Navy’s billion-dollar hole in the water”

“Another example of the Navy driving itself tothe poor house in a Cadillac.”

60 ships later…..DDG 51 is doing pretty well!!

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GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78)Ship Construction

March 2013 May 2013Hull structure

complete.

January 2013Island landing.

August 2013Hull painting complete.

October 2013Dry dock flooding complete.

Aug 2011 Construction status

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My Favorite Headline

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GERALD R. FORD ClassThe Future is Now

The Future is NowThe GERALD R. FORD Class brings new improvements over the Nimitz class, including:

♦Increased flexibility•Nearly 3 times the electric plant capacity•Restored weight and stability service life allowances

♦ Increased capability•33% increase in Sortie Generation Rates •Increased space for flight deck operations and aircraft maintenance

♦Increased affordability•Reduced manning and 20% reduction in maintenance costs•Designed for 43-month maintenance cycle and 12-year docking intervals

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GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78)Current State

Status 99% design complete 98% material procured 87% ship construction complete 957 of 2608 compartments turned over to crew (37%) 9.4 million of 9.8 million feet of cable installed 37% overall shipboard testing complete Current EAC = $12,887M (at cost cap)

Construction supports March 2016 Delivery. Closely managing remaining test risks.

Accomplishments 9 of 9 new design air conditioning plants operational 4 of 11 Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) in test Catapult installation on track (2 of 4 complete) Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)

Major components received Installation behind schedule

Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) Shipboard testing started on schedule, Aug 2014 8 of 12 motor generators energized Catapult testing started 16 Dec 2014, testing on schedule

All Dual Band Radar (DBR) components received and installed Propulsion Plant

Power units loaded Electric plant energized and operational

Upcoming Key Events Apr 2015: EMALS shuttle movement (no load testing) begins Jun 2015: EMALS deadload Testing begins Aug 2015: Crew move aboard Nov 2015: Combat Systems Trial Rehearsal

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Historical CVN Construction Man-Hours

CVN 79 TO-GO(UNEXPENDED)

+ COST CHALLENGESCARRIER CONSTRUCTION RETURNING TO HISTORICAL LEVELS – FOR MORE CAPABLE SHIP

CVN 78 Class Capabilities

• 33% greater Sortie Generation Rate

• Survivability and Damage Control improvements

• Increased magazine and JP-5 storage

• Greater Operational Availability

• Nearly 3X electric plant capacity

• Restoration of Service Life Allowances

• $4B Reduced Total Ownership Cost

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John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Status

Description Modified repeat of CVN 78, and second ship of the Gerald R. Ford class Force structure replacement for USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

Construction Preparation (CP) Long lead material procurement since FY07 Engineering / cost savings analyses; build strategy changes Advance construction since FY11

662 units under contract; 570 units started; 405 complete 100% Product Model roll-over complete

~95% of direct-buy material under contract

Detail Design & Construction (DD&C)) All Remaining construction units (1,109 Total) All Remaining erectables (452 Total) All Remaining construction material Manhours for integration and testing

Key Construction Milestones Keel: Sep 2015; Launch: Feb 2020; Delivery: Jun 2022

PEO Aircraft CarriersNAVSEA: Statement A: Approved for Release. Distribution is unlimited.

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RCOHYears of Service

Life

• NIMITZ-Class: 500 total carrier-years, serving over 84 years, from 1975 until 2059

• Only 48% through the service life of the NIMITZ Class - 260 carrier-years remaining.

• FORD-Class: 10 carriers, serving 2016 until 2110

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE NIMITZ CLASS

CVN 80

CVN 79

CVN 78