2016-2025NAVAL AVIATION VISION Cover concept by Noel Hepp; created by Fred Flerlage 2 I Naval Aviation Vision I 2016-2025 Table of Contents Letter from the Leadership of Naval Aviation ............................................4 Delivering Readiness ..............................................................................................6 Flexible, Strategic Options ................................................................................. 8 Naval Aviation in Action................................................................................... 10 Training Readiness .............................................................................................. 12 Training Requirements ........................................................................................... 12 Optimizing Aircrew Proficiency .............................................................................. 13 Material Readiness ............................................................................................. 16 Supply Chain Management .................................................................................. 16 Tools for Improving Readiness ............................................................................... 17 Enabling Faster Manufacturing ............................................................................. 18 Manning ................................................................................................................ 20 Accessing and Retaining Highly Qualified Maintainers/Aircrew ............................ 20 Enlisted Maintenance ........................................................................................... 20 Talent Management: Maximizing Sailor Experience .............................................. 21 Expanding Capability ......................................................................................... 22 Increasing Technological Edge ..................................................................... 24 Fifth-Generation Fighter: F-35 B/C Lightning II ........................................................ 25 Unmanned Family of Systems ................................................................................ 27 Open Architecture ................................................................................................ 30 Redesigned from Keel to Mast: The Ford-Class ...................................................... 31 Weapons: Modular Components .......................................................................... 32 Cyberspace Operations ....................................................................................... 33 Creating and Delivering Integrated Warfighting Capabilities ............. 34 Implementing Integrated Warfighting Capabilities ............................................... 34 AIRWorks Provides Rapid Response ....................................................................... 37 Integrated Warfighting Capability Successes ........................................................ 38 Advanced Manufacturing and the Digital Thread ................................................ 40 Strategic Imperative of Integrated Warfare ............................................... 42 Air Warfare ............................................................................................................ 43 Anti-submarine Warfare ........................................................................................ 44 Mine Warfare ........................................................................................................ 44 Strike Warfare ........................................................................................................ 45 Expeditionary Warfare........................................................................................... 45 Information Warfare .............................................................................................. 47 Surface Warfare .................................................................................................... 51 Maintaining Capacity ........................................................................................ 52 Transformational Roadmaps ........................................................................... 54 Aircraft Carriers ..................................................................................................... 54 Amphibious Assault Ships ...................................................................................... 56 Aircraft: Navy Tactical [+ unmanned] ................................................................... 59 Marine Corps Tactical [+ unmanned] .............................................................. 61 Navy Helicopters [+ unmanned] ...................................................................... 62 Marine Corps Assault Support Aircraft [+ unmanned] ...................................... 64 Marine Corps Unmanned Systems.................................................................... 67 Navy and Marine Corps Training Aircraft .......................................................... 68 Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft [+ unmanned] ................. 70 Navy-Unique Fleet-Essential Aircraft ................................................................. 71 Future Carrier Onboard Delivery Aircraft .......................................................... 72 Operational Support Airlift ................................................................................ 73 Specialized Naval Aircraft ................................................................................ 74 Weapons: Air-to-Air ............................................................................................... 76 Long-Range Standoff ....................................................................................... 77 Midrange Standoff ........................................................................................... 78 Direct Attack .................................................................................................... 79 Torpedoes ........................................................................................................ 80 Summary ................................................................................................................... 81 Cover concept by Noel Hepp; created by Fred Flerlage Acknowledgments ...............................................................................................83 Ensuring Wholeness and Affordability I 3 his document is a partner piece to “The Vision for Naval Aviation 2025,” and together Letter from the they are the roadmap to ensuring Naval Aviation possesses the readiness, capabilities and capacity to deliver on the five essential Leadershipof Tfunctions outlined in the maritime strategy, “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower.” The essential functions—All Domain Access, Deterrence, Naval Aviation Sea Control, Power Projection and Maritime Security— are missions that depend upon Naval Aviation to Naval Aviation forces are forward, guarantee their success. It is essential that our vision fully supports and aligns to this cooperative strategy. engaged and ready—every day. The planning horizon described by both the United States Navy Master Aviation Plan and United States Expeditionary forces, amphibious forces, Marine Corps Aviation Plan extend far enough into the future to capture deployments that will occur dur- nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, ing the timeframe of this document. The points on the horizon that define our present execution and our air wings, manned and unmanned future vision are converging. This document aligns with the vision for 2025 while identifying investments platforms, rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft to position Naval Aviation to move beyond 2025. It is are on station, valued and in increasingly based on the expected transition of the major compo- nents of the Carrier Air Wing and the Expeditionary higher demand. No other service or Strike Group, manned-unmanned teaming efforts and the changing operating environment. It is also based community can deliver the capabilities on the evolution of DoD’s current strategy to incorpo- rate commercially driven technology such as robotics, Naval Aviation brings in support of our autonomously operated vehicles, guidance and control systems, visualization, biotechnology, miniaturization, national interests. It is a national priority to advanced computing, big data analytics and additive manufacturing that ensure a technological advantage sustain, resource and ultimately expand over an adversary. As leaders entrusted with the course of Naval Avia- these capabilities to ensure that when tion, it is our responsibility to define our threat-based called, Naval Aviation is at the hold short, future requirements and deliver the readiness our nation demands of this warfighting community while takeoff checks complete… smartly navigating the fiscal shoal waters. Our three- pronged approach aims at achieving wholeness through Ready to Go. the synergy of readiness, capability and capacity. Readiness remains the essential key to our warfight- ing proficiency. Ready for tasking aircraft, ships ready to get underway, Sailors and Marines fully trained in their missions are the means by which Naval Aviation will protect and advance our national interests. In a resource-constrained environment, the requirements must be established and defined in order to make deliberate and thoughtful choices to ensure