cno's world affairs brief 140818

70% of the surface is water 80% of the world’s population lives within 100 miles of the coast

The world is dependent upon the oceans...

90% of global trade by volume travels by water

70% of global trade by value travels by water

… they are the lifeblood of our economy

6 crossroads through which most of our maritime world trade crosses

Bases + Places : Deploy + Sustain

Bases

Places

~4 ships

~51 ships(42 non rotational)

~32 ships(22 non rotational)

~11 ships(3 non rotational)

~2 ships

Total : 290 ShipsDeployed: 100 Ships 45,000 personnel

Ships deployed (Avg Last 90 Days)

1 Aug 14

~190 ships

Asia Pacific Rebalance

Bases

Places

Crossroads

Treaty Ally

Where it Matters, When it Matters2015 2020

Average Ship Presence in the Pacific Region 58 64Including Forward Stationed Forces (non-rotational) 43 54

Constructive relationship with China

Enhanced partnerships with Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, New Zealand

Strategic partnership with India

Forces – Capabilities – Understanding

Stronger alliances with Japan, South Korea, Philippines,

Thailand, Australia

Innovative and Efficient Projects

Mobile Landing Plat form (USNS Montford Point)

Strategic Maritime Crossroad

Mobile Landing Plat form (USNS Montford Point)

Mobile Landing Plat form & JHSV

Afloat For ward Staging Base (USNS Lewis B. Puller)

Lit toral Combat Ship (Freedom Variant)

Lit toral Combat Ship (Independence Variant)

Lit toral Combat Ship Modularity

Joint High Speed Vessel (USNS Spearhead)

Joint High Speed Vessel – Mission Bay

USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000)

MQ-8 Fire Scout

X-47B: UCAS Take off from USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH: 14 May 2013

Laser Weapon System

Summer 2014 – Deploys to Arabian Gulf on USNS PONCE

Distribution Statement C: See front cover. 04/09/2023Slide 21Distribution Statement C: See front cover.

Missions: o Anti-air warfareo Anti-surface warfareo Extended-range land attacko Ballistic missile defenseo Cruise missile defense

Gun-fired solution for missions currently accomplished by missiles:o GPS-guided rounds; up to 110 mi rangeo Dramatically shifts cost in our favor:

• $25k per round• USN missile >~$1M • Adversary missile ~$1-7M

Demo: 2016 on JHSV

Electromagnetic Railgun