The
Honorable Donald C. Winter,
Secretary of the Navy, has been confirmed as the Banquet speaker. |
Engineering
Duty and Coast Guard Engineers Continental
Breakfast
0700, 20 June |
Early Stage Ship Design Seminar
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Naval Vessel Rules Workshop
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While
the U.S. Navy is unmatched on the open ocean, and her warships are
generally recognized as the most capable in the world, the fleet is
confronted with an affordability crisis that could challenge future
capabilities. The outgoing Chief of Naval Operations spoke of a 260 to
325 ship future Navy, but the current warship build rate does not
support such a fleet. To address this affordability challenge, the Navy
has explored design options to dramatically increase the capabilities
and reduce the operational costs of individual warships (e.g. DD(X),
CV21) – to enable the future Navy to do more with less – and developed
new types of warships (e.g. LCS, SSGN) to operate forward in the
littorals in support of the global war on terror. The Coast Guard has
similarly structured its Deepwater Program to affordably acquire next
generation sea and air capabilities. This symposium aims to stimulate a
robust professional exchange of ideas from government and industry
resources, open to all services and coalition partners, and papers have
been submitted which cover naval engineering implications of capability
and affordability aspects of the future Navy including all types of
platforms, aviation and combat systems. |
