cno's world affairs brief 140818
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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert's World Affairs Brief covering the Navy Today and Tomorrow status slides, the AP Rebalance, Platforms; MLP, AFSB, LCS, JHSV, Zumwalt class destroyer, Autonomous vehicles; Fire Scout, X-47B UCAS, and the LaWS Laser Weapon System.TRANSCRIPT
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