Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Program Overview SNAME SD-5 & IHS 28 September 2006

DoD High Speed Vessels JOINT VENTURE SWIFT WESTPAC EXPRESS SPEARHEAD

Fleet Ops ….

Platform History Program based on 5+ years of experience with leased vessels Joint Venture Westpac Express Spearhead Swift Army & Navy/Marine programs merged into Navy-led acquisition program PEO Ships (PMS-325) tasked with procuring Army and Navy ships

Employment History OIF OEF JTF HOA support UNIFIED ASSISTANCE KATRINA Relief Ops Lebanon Support SOCOM GWOT missions Exercises in all COCOMs

Operational Employment KAA Uum Qasr AFSB Ops KAS Bridge JTF KATRINA OPS Operation IRAQI FREEDOM UNIFIED ASSISTANCE

Operational Employment Beirut, Lebanon Cyprus

Operational Employment KATRINA Bahrain

Seabasing & Littoral Maneuver JLOTS Support At-sea ship-to-ship transfer

Access RRDF Ops Austere port ops Degraded port ops – East Timor Quay wall offload – Kenya (JTF HOA)

Multi-Mission Utility Maneuver of mechanized units Sustainment Riverine Ops

HSV Flight Ops

HSV Flight Ops JTF KATRINA OPS UNIFIED ASSISTANCE

Program Status Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) Analysis of Alternatives (Dec 05) Milestone A (Apr 06) Capability Development Document (CDD) In JCIDS staffing as of 31 Jul 06 Performance Specification development In development concurrent with CDD Industry Day – 13 Sep 06 Milestone B/DD&C Award - 2QFY08

Acquisition Constraints Cost is a KPP Lead ship acquisition cost capped at $210M, follow ships at $170M (FY08 dollars) Commercial, non-developmental acquisition Single platform design to support all services Lead ship award NLT 2QFY08 JHSV is not a combatant & will be built to commercial survivability standards JHSV weight sensitive … added ‘features’ detract from overall performance

JHSV Capabilities Austere port access Mobility – speed, range, payload Mission Operating Environment Minimal manning Habitability support for crew and mission personnel Mission Deck and Cargo Handling to support combat ready troops and equipment Aviation support

JHSV Capabilities Crew-served weapons/Self-defense Command & Control At least Open Architecture Computing Environment (OACE) level 3 Refueling at sea 20-year service life

Requirements Overview Ship size … design to ensure austere port access Length less than 450 ft Panamax Navigation Draft less than 15 ft Draft includes thrusters (if provided) Mobility - Speed, Range, and Payload Loaded … Transport at least 600 st of cargo, 1200 nm at 35 knots (average speed) without refueling in SS3 Unloaded … Transit at least 4700 nm at 25 knots (average speed) without refueling Cargo includes embarked personnel and their equipment; any mission specific equipment (with mission equipment related stores)

Top Level Requirements Operating Environment Operate in SS5 Survive at best speed/heading in SS7 Air temps of 10 – 105 degree (F), relative humidity 50%

Manning and Habitability Crew … design to minimize crewing requirement, maximum of 37 Dedicated berthing area for mixed gender crew Seating - 312 passengers for 96 hours Some seats may be removable to make room for temporary berths Mission Berthing – 150 passengers for at least 14 days Up to 30 berths may be temporary and installed in place of some seating Galley and Mess area Support seating 60 people at a time Short term feeding may use tray pack rations, long term require fresh meals

Mission Deck At least 20,000 sqft usable area Minimum 12,000 sqft in aft portion of mission deck must have at least 15’6” overhead clearance Capable of handling military vehicles including M1A2 tank, MTVR truck, Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), 20 foot containers (TEUs) Designed to minimize onload/offload times (traffic patterns, obstructions, turning lanes) Services Mission module stations (power, LAN) Service Panels (potable water, LP air) Tie downs Air recirculation

Cargo Handling Ramp Capable of supporting M1A2 tank Capable of offloading astern through 40 degrees to one side Capable of offloading M1A2 to lighterage (RRDF) in SS1 Rapid deployment (5 min) and retraction (10 min) Move 27k pounds between mission deck and flight deck Move 40k pounds between pier and mission deck Launch and recover boats up to 40 feet long Not necessarily a dedicated system Launch 2nd boat within 40 minutes of launching initial boat Limited capability to move 40k TEUs around mission deck

Aviation Support Single-spot flight deck for at least H-60/H-1 NAVAIR certification for Level 1, Class 2 Day/night, instrumented landing with full service, no maintenance Limited refueling capability for aircraft 18,000 gallons stowage; 1000 gallons service Parking area adjacent to flight deck for at least (1) H-60 (T) Enclosed stowage area not required

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