Future Amphibious Ships

CDR Jon Padfield – USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45)

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 Craft Transformation
Classic Amphibious Operations OMFTS / STOM
UTH Surface Assault (1-5 nm off beach) OTH Air/Surface Assault (25+ nm)
1986 2002 2015
LCVP LCAC
LCAC
(SLEP)
LCM-6
HLLCAC(?)
LCM-8 LCU AAAV
Unconstrained by tide
LCU AAV Max beach access (70% v. 17%)

AAV LCU(R)
LCP(L)
Assault support; Lift, NEO, HA, AAAV
LCP(L) salvage, and Indep. Ops (1,000 nm).

AV-8B (Harrier), CH-46E AV-8B (Harrier), CH-46E MV-22 Osprey, JSF, UH-1Y,
UH-1, AH-1W Cobra, CH-53E UH-1, AH-1W Cobra, CH-53E AH-1Z Cobra, CH-53E, MH-60
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 LPD/LHA Replacement Lags ESL
All LPDs and 4 of 5 LHAs Will Exceed ESL
In AGE
Ship Service '02 '05 '10 '15 '20 '25

LPD 4 1965 37 41
LPD 5 1965 37 40
LPD 6 1965 37 41 ES
LPD 7 1967 35 42 Up to 30 Years
LPD 8 1967 35 43
LPD 9 1968 34 x 44 31 Years to ESL
LPD 10 1969 33 x 39
LPD 12 1970 32 x 39 X 35 Year ESL
LPD 13 1970 32 x 43
LPD 14 1971 31 x 41 Beyond ESL
LPD 15 1971 31 x 44

LHA 1 1976 26 x 42
LHA 2 1977 25 x 38 LHA Midlife
Planned to
LHA 3 1978 24 30 x
Get to ESL
LHA 4 1979 23 x 42
LHA 5 1980 22 x 44

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 LHD 8 Program Status
LHD 7 to LHD 8 LHD 8
• 2 LM 2500+ • 19 Apr 02 Contract Award
• 2 Electric Auxiliary • 2nd Qtr ‘04 Lay Keel
Propulsion Motors • 2nd Qtr ‘06 Launch
• Controllable Pitch • 3rd Qtr ’07 Delivery
Propellers • 1st Qtr ‘08 Commissioning
• Machinery Control System
• 6 SSDGs/4MW @ 4160 VAC
• Zone Electrical Distribution
Issues
• All electric auxiliaries
• Descoped to award contract
• SSDS MK 2 and CEC • Incrementally funded
• SPQ-9B, SPN-35C and SPN-
43C
• NAVSSI and BFTT
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 LHD 8 Main Machinery Space Fire Pumps
Lube Oil Purifier Fuel Stripping Manifold
CPCH PROP HP Air Diesel
Hydraulic Power Start Air

Fuel Purifier Pot Water

LM Svce Pumps
25
00
+
AP
M

F.O.
DI XFR
ES
EL Pump
DI Propl Sea
ES Water
EL
Cooling
MRG L.O. Cooler

Reduction Gearing

Fuel Stripping Pump

Lube Oil Pumps/Filters

Fuel Oil
Fuel Oil Pumps/Filters
XFR
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 LHA Replacement (LHA(R))

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 LHA Replacement
$0 RDT&E (N7 ISPP 29 MAR 02)
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

LHA ESLs
LHD 8

LHA(R) 1

LHA(R) 2

LHA(R) 3

LHA(R) 4

Navy Goals / Marine Corps Requirements

• Improve • Amphibious lift

survivability – 30,000 sqft
• Restore SLA • Aviation MNS identifies
additional space/C4I
• Reduce crew – Concurrent requirement for limited
and improve RW/FW ops SCC JTF or MEB/
habitability – 10 JSF PHIBGRU Staff
• Higher speed? • Improve C4I

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 Future ACE on LHD Repeat+
(sample pre-launch spotting) 12 MV-22
4 CH-53E
7 AH1/UH1
2 MH-60
6 JSF
SAR (Navy)

JSF CH-53E MV-22 AH-1

UH-1

Tight parking arrangements

• 1/3 cargo elevators covered
• Decreased flexibility due to
aircraft parking on Spot 9
• Locked spotting of JSF
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 Future ACE on LHD Plug
(sample pre-launch spotting) 12 MV-22
4 CH-53E
7 AH1/UH1
2 MH-60
6/8 JSF

• Plug provides comparable

flexibility to current ACE on LHD 8
– 1/3 cargo elevators covered
•Provides option to increase size
of the ACE (+2 JSF or +3 MV-22)
– Spot 10 may be blocked

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 Dual Tram Line Design
One of Several Flight Deck Designs

ELEV
NO 5

TILLY

270 265 260 255 250 245 240 235 230 225 220 215 210 205 200 195 190 185 180 175 170 165 160 155 150 145 140 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 ELEV ELEV 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 ABCDEFGHJ K
NO 2 NO 1

UPTAKE UPTAKE
UPTAKE

Ramp
RAMP

• Meets MROC requirements 12 MV-22

US NAVY

• Maximum flexibility for US NAVY US NAVY

4 CH-53E
270 265 260 255
ARG/MEU, ATF/MEB, and AFSB
250 245 240 235 230 225 220 215 210 205 200 195 190 185 180 175 170 165 160 155 150 145 140 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55
7 AH1/UH1
50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 ABCDEFGHJ K

2 MH-60
• Maximum flexibility for future
10 JSF
growth
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 Survivability Features
• Provide roadmap pt. defenses
In all core options
– Road-map combat systems Meet AAW TLRs
– MFR, VSR, ESSM, et al.

• Reduce signatures (~LPD)

– RCS, acoustic, magnetic, IR

• Increase damage tolerance

– Magazine protection (~1000 tons)
– UNDEX protection
– Advanced damage control

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 LHA(R) Alternative Capabilities
Two
LPD17 LHD-8 LHD New Ideal/Goal
Variants Repeat+ Plug Design
Tonnage 2x 25,000 42,000 49,000 69,000 N/A
Meets MROC Reduction
Amphib Lift from LHA
Capacity requirement
Limited/no
Aviation 10 JSF improvement
Capability Concurrent ops
Substantial
Maximum improvement
SOF AFSB Possible Meets MROC/
Navy goals
Growth (Wt. 5.0 % 2.5 % 7.5% 7.5 % Meet NAVSEA
& KG) 1.0 FT 0.5 FT 2.5 FT 2.5 FT standards TBD

Survivability (Separate issue)

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 LHA(R) Progress

MNS Approved
Program Office Assigned
Milestone “A”
AOA commenced (CNA)
Flag Oversight Commenced
Fleet review of CONOPS
Design Selection JUN 02
Milestone “B” FY 07*
Delivery FY 15*

* Program may be accelerated due to age of LHAs

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LPD
17
 Program Snapshot
12 Ships (LPDs 17-28)
Lead Ship Contract Awarded Dec 1996
– Completing Detail Design/Production Design - Aug 2002
– Construction Started - Aug 2000
– Keel Laid - Dec 2000
– Launch - April 2003
– Planned Delivery - Nov 2004
Follow Ship Status
– LPD 18 Construction Start - Feb 2002
– LPD 19 Construction Start - Jul 2001 (BIW)
– LPD 20 Awarded; Construction Start Oct 2002
– LPD 21/22 Advance Procurement

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 LPD 17 Capabilities
AN/SPS-48E Challenge EHF AN/SPQ-9B MK46 MOD 1
CEC (Horizon Search Radar) 30mm Gun (AAAV)
(3D Air Search Radar) Athena III

MK46 MOD 1 MK 53 SHF SLQ-32A(V)2

30mm Gun (AAAV) DLS/NULKA

SLQ-25A RAM ESSM/VLS

(Anti-Torpedo Towed Body) RAM
(Space & Weight)

MISSION SURVIVABILITY SELF-DEFENSE

Radar Cross-Section and Sensors C4I Elements Weapons
Troops 720 Magnetic Signature
Reduction SSDS RAM
Vehicles (K Ft2) 25 SPS-48E
Shock Hardening
Cargo (K Ft3) 34 Blast Hardened SRBOC
SPQ-9B CEC
Bulkheads
AAAV 14 Fragmentation
SPS-73 (2) GCCS-M NULKA
Protection
MV 22 2-4 Fire Insulation
SLQ-32A (V)2 NAVSSI 30 mm MK 46 Gun (2)
Smoke Ejection System
Helos 4-6
Collective Protection
LCAC 2 System

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 Relative RCS Ship Comparison

LPD 17

Chaff

DDG 51

LSD 41

Relative RCS
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 Comparison With Existing Amphibs

LPD 17 LPD 4 LHD1 LSD 41

LENGTH (FT) 684 570 844 610

BEAM (FT) 105 84 106 84
FULL LOAD DRAFT (FT) 23 23 26.7 19.5
FULL LOAD DISPL. (LT) 24,900 16,905 40,533 15,745
PROPULSION PLANT DIESEL STEAM STEAM DIESEL
SUSTAINED SPEED (KTS) 22 21 22 22
VEHICLE SQUARE (FT) 25K 11.8K 20.9K 13.5K
CARGO VOLUME (FT) 36K 38.3K 125K 5.1K
TROOPS 720 788 1686 454
LCAC 2 1 3 4
AVIATION SPOTS 6 4 45 1
MEDICAL CAPABILITY CRTS 6 BEDs/1 OR CRTS 6 BEDs/1 OR
24 BEDs/2 ORs 64 BEDs/6 ORs
MOGAS CAPABILITY (GAL) 10,000 22,300 0 0

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 Major Equipment Selections Engineering Equipment

No Steam Systems

CFC Free

•Reduction gears and propellers

• Philadelphia Gear for CPP red. Gear
• Bird Johnson for CPP propeller
-NSWC-CD blade design
• New BJCO CPP “low drag” hub design
- High power density hub enables
low drag
- As efficient as fixed pitch propeller
- No mechanical pitch indication
system
• Main propulsion diesel engines
• 4 Colt-Pielstick 2.5 STC (40,000 HP)
• max speed 22+ knots
• Ship service diesel engines
• Caterpillar 3608 (5 @ 2,500 kW)
• Air conditioning units
• York International (7 @ 200 tons)
• Nearly 5x capacity of LPD 4 Class

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 AAAV Gun

Mk 46 30mm Replaces 25mm Chain Gun on LPD 17

• Much improved performance
• for close-in defense
– Stabilized
– Accurate
– Local & remote control
• Reduced radar cross-section
• Reduced manning
• Closed loop fire control
• Reduced ownership cost

Common Efficiencies with USMC

AAAV gunN75
 LPD 17 Flight Deck w/MV-22

• 33% larger flight deck: Four CH-46/MV-22

helicopters performing simultaneous operations
• Hangar: Accommodates one
MV-22/CH-53 or two CH-46 helicopters
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 Enlisted/Troop Quality of Life

• Compartments
– Largest compartment: 51 Lounge
– Smallest compartment: 27
– Identical Heads, sinks & showers
integral to the compartments
• Physical Fitness Center
• Learning Resource Center
planned
• Shipboard Wide Area Network
for computer access and even
Internet
Head
Bunks with field
lockers and rifle
stowage
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 Enlisted/Troop Quality of Life

Sit up berth
• Enlisted and troop application
• Expanded stowage
• Anticipated crew size enables
– 32 Officer
– 34 CPO
– 330 Enlisted
– Total 396 +6 transient
• Troop size
– 66 +11 Officer
– 42 + 6 SNCO
– 591 + 84 Troop
– Total: 699 + 101 = 800

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 LPD 17 Lead Ship Key Dates

LPD 17 Program Office Estimates

Contract Awarded
Program Started
Production Readiness
Lay Keel
Ship Launch Apr 03
Pre-Comm Crew Oct 03
Sea Trials Aug 04
Delivery Nov 04
Crew Certification Dec 04
Commissioning Jan 05

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 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

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 LCAC - Force Enabler
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

• Heavy Lift/High Speed platform

• Essential part of LCAC/MV-22/AAAV Triad
• Provides Amphibious “Punch”
• 91 LCAC produced from 1984 to 2000

Current Fleet Status

• 74 Craft in Active Fleet per CINC Direction

• 10 Craft in Deep ROS per N75
• Oldest Craft reaching 20 year service life
• Existing C3N suite is obsolete, unreliable
and unsupportable
• Early Craft experiencing advanced corrosion
• 7 Craft disassembled at Textron
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 HEAVY LIFT
LCAC

PROTOTYPE DESIGN
& FABRICATION PROPOSAL

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Baseline/Heavy Lift Specifications

CHARACTERISTIC HEAVY LIFT BASELINE(SLEP)

LENGTH 124.5’ 87.5’
WIDTH 47.5’ 47.5’
CARGO AREA 2850 SF 1800 SF
PAYLOAD* 144 TONS 72 TONS
RANGE** 100 N.M 46 N.M
SPEED RANGE*** 25-50 KNOTS 35-50 KNOTS

* BASELINE CRAFT PAYLOAD 72 TONS IN OVERLOAD

** FULL LOAD RANGE, MAX. PAYLOAD IN SS3, 100 DEGREE AMBIENT

*** MINIMUM SPEED IS MAX. PAYLOAD IN SS3, 100 DEGREE AMBIENT

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 Heavy Lift and Maximum Square

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 HLCAC
BENEFIT
– SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SPEED OF DELIVERY OF
COMBAT POWER-STOM ENABLER
– MAXIMIZES WELL DECK UTILIZATION
– REDUCES TOTAL OWNERSHIP COSTS
• Lift increases without additional craft or crews
– FORCE MUTIPLIER FOR ARGs
– SOLVES LCAC INVENTORY SHORTFALL AFTER FY02
REQUIRED TO LIFT 2.5 MEB
– OTH OPERATIONS BEYOND BASELINE LCAC
CAPABILITITES
– 75-100 TROOPS TRANSPORTABLE INTERNAL
– UP TO 400 TROOPS TRANSPORTABLE W/ PTMS

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 LSD 41 Well Deck

4 Baseline Craft

2 Heavy Lift w/ 9 AAAV

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 LCU(Replacement)
•MNS Completed
•AoA finishes Summer ’02
•Industry Design Feasibility Studies underway
•Initial Operating Capability FY06
•Full Operating Capability FY12

•27 – 59% Cargo Area Increase

•37 – 95% Payload Increase
•20 – 164% Increase in Speed

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 Maritime Prepositioning Force

• 13 leased Ships, organized into 3 squadrons

– Leases expire in FY 2009-11
• Provides 55% of USMC surface lift
• Point-to-Point delivery capability
– Must marry-up with troops ashore; requires land-
based assembly area
– Limited LCAC interface
– No Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) capability
– Provides only 30 days of sustainment
– No selective offload capability

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 QUESTIONS?

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 MPF (F) AoA Alternatives
PA&E I PA&E II PA&E III PA&E IV CNA preliminary assessment of draft
MPF Modify Aviation Aviation OSD guidance AoA alternatives
Repeat Current Capable Capable RW
MPF RW + FW IMA
(Internally) Goal (MNS)
Force MEB assembly
Limited/no
Closure at sea
improvement

Troops MEB Afloat Some

improvement
ATF Inter- LCAC/LCU/RW
Substantial
operability Platform/C4I
improvement
Selective Asset Visibility/
Accessible Meets goal
Offload
Base/Operate/
Aviation Maintain RW/Aviation IMA

UNREP/Consol/
Sustainment Asset Visibility

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