Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert's World Affairs Brief covering the Navy Today and Tomorrow status slides, the AP Rebalance, Platforms; MLP, AFSB, LCS, JHSV, Zumwalt class destroyer, Autonomous vehicles; Fire Scout, X-47B UCAS, and the LaWS Laser Weapon System.

1. 70% of the surface is water 80% of the world’s population lives
within 100 miles of the coast
The world is dependent upon the oceans...

2. 90% of global trade by volume travels by water
70% of global trade by value travels by water
… they are the lifeblood of our economy

3. 6 crossroads through which most of
our maritime world trade crosses

4. Bases + Places : Deploy + Sustain
Bases
Places

5. ~4 ships
~51 ships
(42 non rotational)
~32 ships
(22 non rotational)
~11 ships
(3 non rotational)
~2 ships
Total : 290 Ships
Deployed: 100 Ships
45,000 personnel
Ships deployed (Avg Last 90 Days)
1 Aug 14
~190 ships

6. Asia Pacific Rebalance
Bases
Places
Crossroads
Treaty Ally
Where it Matters, When it Matters
2015 2020
Average Ship Presence in the Pacific Region 58 64
Including Forward Stationed Forces (non-rotational) 43 54
Constructive
relationship
with China
Enhanced partnerships with
Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Vietnam, Brunei, New Zealand
Strategic
partnership
with India
Forces – Capabilities – Understanding
Stronger alliances with Japan,
South Korea, Philippines,
Thailand, Australia

7. Innovative and
Efficient Projects

8. Mobile Landing Platform (USNS Montford Point)
Strategic Maritime Crossroad

9. Mobile Landing Platform (USNS Montford Point)

10. Mobile Landing Platform & JHSV

11. Afloat Forward Staging Base (USNS Lewis B. Puller)

12. Littoral Combat Ship (Freedom Variant)

13. Littoral Combat Ship (Independence Variant)

14. Littoral Combat Ship Modularity

15. Joint High Speed Vessel (USNS Spearhead)

16. Joint High Speed Vessel – Mission Bay

17. USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000)

18. MQ-8 Fire Scout

19. X-47B: UCAS
Take off from USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH: 14 May 2013

20. Laser Weapon System
Summer 2014 – Deploys to
Arabian Gulf on USNS PONCE

21. Distribution Statement C: See front cover. 8/18/2014Slide 21Distribution Statement C: See front cover.
Missions:
o Anti-air warfare
o Anti-surface warfare
o Extended-range land attack
o Ballistic missile defense
o Cruise missile defense
Gun-fired solution for missions
currently accomplished by missiles:
o GPS-guided rounds; up to 110 mi range
o Dramatically shifts cost in our favor:
• $25k per round
• USN missile >~$1M
• Adversary missile ~$1-7M
Demo: 2016 on JHSV
Electromagnetic Railgun