Zitat:U.S. Navy calling for more ships

The U.S. Navy wants to increase the size of its fleet to 313 ships by 2020, reversing years of decline in naval shipbuilding and adding dozens of new warships designed to defeat emerging adversaries, according to senior Defense Department officials.
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Zitat:ASDS Mini-Sub Program Taking On Water
Posted 06-Dec-2005 03:05

Northrop Grumman is building the ASDS "Advanced SEAL delivery System" mini-subs, the successors to the previous SDV (SEAL/Swimmer Delivery Vehicle) carried on US Benjamin Franklin Class (SSBN-640) attack submarines.
Unlike the SDV, which is flooded and requires SCUBA gear, the 16 Navy SEALs, USMC Special Forces, or Marine Force Recon members in an ASDS can arrive at their mission drier, warmer, and less fatigued1. The ASDS can deliver up to, and can be launched from the converted SSGN Ohio Class Special Ops/Land Strike submarines, and also from Virginia Class (SSN-744) submarines, from the improved Los Angeles Class (SSN-688I) subs Charlotte (SSN 766) and Greeneville (SSN 772), or from the well decks of amphibious assault ships like the LHD Wasp Class or LPD-17 San Antonio Class. The ASDS will fit in a C-17 Globemaster or C-5 Galaxy aircraft for rapid transport to an appropriate launch platform.

Right now, however, it appears to be having enough challenges just trying to fit its deadline and budgetary tolerance limits.
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Zitat:Das Vorhaben der US-Navy zur Entwicklung und Beschaffung von Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) nimmt Fahrt auf.

Nachdem im Juni 2005 Lockheed Martin auf seiner Werft in Marinette (Wisconsin) mit dem Bau des ersten Vorserienfahrzeuges LCS-1 FREEDOM beginnen konnte, hat wenige Monate später auch Design-Konkurrent General Dynamics (im Team mit Bath Iron Works und Austal) einen entsprechenden Auftrag erhalten und in Mobile (Alabama) ein erstes Vorserienschiff seiner Version eines LCS - ein Trimaran-Design - auf Kiel gelegt. Übergabe an die US-Navy ist für 2007 geplant.

Insgesamt sollen vier Vorserienschiffen gebaut werden. LCS-1 und LCS-3 folgen dabei dem Design von Lockheed Martin, LCS-2 und LCS-4 werden nach dem Design von General Dynamics gebaut. Alle vier Schiffe werden dann in einer längeren Erprobung auf Vor- und Nachteile ihrer jeweiligen Designs überprüft; die Ergebnisse sollen dann in ein gemeinsames, endgültiges Konzept einfließen.

Die speziell für küstennahe Operationen entwickelten, mit etwa 2.800 ts für die US-Navy recht kleinen LCS sollen mit Modulen für diverse Aufgaben wie U-Jagd, Minenabwehr und Überwasser-Seekrieg optimiert werden können. Insgesamt möchte die US-Navy in den kommenden 30 Jahren zwischen 60 und 80 LCS beschaffen.

Zitat:At 12 noon, January 8, Guam Time, the USS SAN FRANCISCO, SSN-711, hit an uncharted undersea mountain while travelling at high speed about 500 ft below surface. The submarine was able to surface and head back to Guam. (...)

Zitat:Turin postete
@BigLinus:
Ähm, uralt. Das ganze ist schon vor einem Jahr passiert.

Zitat:The Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA-R) amphibious assault ship


January 24, 2006 The United States Defense Acquisition Board has approved the Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA)-Replacement amphibious assault ship program to enter system development and demonstration (SDD) phase. ...

Zitat:SEAL Ship: Silent But Deadly

January 26, 2006 11:07 AM

Every shipbuilder in the Navy these days talks about how his hulking destroyer or Cold War sub is now going to sneak SEALs onto shore. A couple of weeks back, Military.com overlord Chris Michel was down in San Diego, and saw a pretty cool new prototype ship that's been designed from scratch to handle the mission.

The 89-foot, 60-ton Stiletto will be one of the quickest ships in the fleet, using four Caterpillar C32 engines to cruise at 50 knots or more. It'll also be one of the sneakiest, according to New Scientist. ...

Zitat:Stealth Ship Chief Speaks

January 30, 2006 12:04 AM

On Thursday, we took a look at the Stiletto, a wild new stealth ship that the Defense Department has built to sneak special forces onto shore.

On Sunday night, Stiletto program manager Greg Glaros paid us a visit, answering some reader comments and questions about the ship. ...

Zitat:USS Ohio, 1st Guided-Missile Platform, Rejoins Fleet


SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- The first of four Ohio-class Trident missile submarines being converted to carry guided missiles and Special Operations Forces (SOF) rejoined the fleet in a return to service ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Feb. 7.

In December, USS Ohio (SSGN 726) completed conversion to a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying more than 150 Tomahawk cruise missiles and more than 60 SOF members for extended periods. This conversion is a major step forward in the Navy’s ability to fight the global war on terrorism. ...

Zitat:Navy Leaders Budget for 21st Century Sailor, Future Force


WASHINGTON (NNS) -- President Bush submitted his 2007 fiscal year (FY) budget request to Congress Feb. 6, which included the Navy’s $127 billion budget proposal. The President’s budget request was also accompanied by the recently released Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).

The Navy’s proposed budget boasts a $4.4 billion increase from last year’s baseline appropriations. If approved, the FY 07 - FY11 budget provides the necessary funding levels to sustain current readiness, build the fleet for the future and develop the 21st Century Sailor over the next four years. ...

The FY 07 construction and production plan includes two Littoral Combat Ships, two DD(X) destroyers, one Virginia-class submarine, one LHA ®, one T-AKE, 12 EA-18G Growlers, 14 MV-22 Ospreys, 30 F/A-18 Hornets, 21 Joint Primary Air Training Systems and four KC-130Js. ...

Zitat:Turin postete
Wenn du uns jetzt noch verrätst, warum du das denkst, dann ließe sich sogar darüber diskutieren...
Über die San Antonio-Klasse wurde schon mehrmals in vorangegangen Threads und Beiträgen informiert, insofern ist das nicht wirklich neu.