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funds the procurement and installa- tion of the latest communication systems such as the SHF Satcom ship terminal, as well as the im- provement of current weapon systems. The budget also includes $62.9 million to support the multiyear procurement of the En- hanced Modular Signal Processor (EMSP). As a result of Operation

Desert Storm, an increase of $30.7 million was budgeted for EHF satel- lite terminals for surface ships and submarines, bringing the total to $193.6 million. $3.1 Billion

In NDSF For Ship

Acquisition, Maintenance

A mobility requirements study recently forwarded to Congress identified the need for additional

Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels for prepositioning and surge shipping.

The study also recommended a fur- ther expansion of the Ready Reserve

Force (RRF) through the acquisi- tion of used ships or, alternatively, charter, build and charter, and mili- tary-useful features in new commercial ships or a combination of these programs. The NDSF would be used to obtain and maintain this capability, as well as additional sealift capability for force sustainment, primarily tankers and containerships.

Initial capitalization of the fund would be accomplished through the transfer of existing shipbuilding appropriations provided by the Con- gress for sealift totaling about $1.9 billion, as well as an additional $1.2 billion requested in the amended

FY 1993 President's budget. Addi- tional appropriations would be requested in future years.

The fund would fall under a coop- erative management agreement between the Navy and the Maritime

Administration.

At present, design contracts have been awarded to nine shipyards, and construction contracts may be awarded as early as the spring of 1993 whether the NSDF is autho- rized or not.

In a statement before a subcom- mittee of the House Armed Services

Committee, Rear Adm. R.D.

Milligan, Director of Budget and

Reports, Office of the Comptroller of the Navy, said, ". . . the creation of the National Defense Sealift Fund

AT&T Contract

For ASW Components

Could Total $265 Million

AT&T Federal Systems, Greens- boro, N.C., has signed a contract with the U.S. Navy for additional production of its Enhanced Modu- lar Signal Processor (EMSP). The new contract, which could total as much as $265 million over its five- year term, provides for the produc- tion of 150 EMSP machines which will be used in five major antisubmarine warfare (ASW) sys- tems. "This agreement represents a very major milestone in the life of the EMSP program, said Lawrence

E. Hooker, director, AT&T Signal

Processing Programs. "Built to the

Navy's Standard Electronic Mod- ule Format E (SEM E) specifica- tions, the EMSP will further en- hance antisubmarine capabilities of

Navy submarines, helicopters and surface ships."

Signal processor computers are a will provide the necessary tools for the department to economically ac- quire and maintain necessary sealift capability over the long-term."

Total Market: $30+ Billion

In summing up, Navy ship construc- tion, vessel repair and maintenance, ships equipment and research, develop- ment, testmgandevaluation will amount to over $26 billion. Combined with U.S.

Coast Guard and Maritime Adminis- tration appropriations of $3.72 billion and $312 million, respectively, total ex- penditures government and military-related maritime programs if approved would top $30 billion. High- lights of the Coast Guard and MarAd budget are detailed on page 71.

FY 1993 2,535.9 233.4 448.9 335.0 $3,553.2 10 64 42

FY 1993 1,392.6 2,125.6 400.9 685.1 82.8 149.1 452.2 279.9 300.6 $5,868.8 critical part of the Navy's acoustic and nonacoustic systems. ASW crews depend on them to analyze a myriad of underwater noises cre- ated by sea life, shipping—and sub- marines hiding in the depths.

The new contract will be man- aged at AT&T Federal Systems'

Guilford Center facility near Greens- boro, N.C. Production will be done at AT&T's new Falcon Manufactur- ing Complex also near Greensboro.

For free literature detailing

AT&T,

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To Holmes Brothers

Portsmouth, Virginia-based

Holmes Brothers Enterprises, Inc. has received a $271,000 contract from the Navy to overhaul the pumps, valves and clean bilges aboard the submarine tender USS

Hunley (AS-31).

Table 2—Shipbuilding & Conversion (in millions of dollars)

FY 1991 FY 1992 FY 1993

New Construction

Trident (SSBN) 1 1,282.2 — — —

Carrier Replacement — — — — — 832.2

Seawolf (SSN-21) — 400.0 — 48.3 — —

Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) 4 3,145. 5 4,064.0 4 3,369.6

Wasp (LHD-1) 1 1,123.1 — — — —

Surveillance (TAG0S) — — 1 148.5 — —

Supply (A0E) — — 1 499.1 — —

Research (AG0R/TAGS) — — 2 99.8 — —

Landing Craft (LCAC) 12 263.4 12 264.8 — —

Minehunters (MHC) 2 200.6 3 349.6 2 246.2

LSD-41 1 238.7 — 25.0 — —

Subtotal- 21 $6,653.1 24 $5,497.1 6 $4,446.0

Conversions

Oceanographic Ship — — — — 1 19.5

Kennedy CV SLEP — 82.0 — — — —

Service Craft — 75.4 35.4 200.2

Landing Craft — 1.7 — — — —

CVN Refuels/Overhauls — — — — — 6.8

CGN Refuels/Overhauls — — — — — 30.4

Escalation — — — 453.4 — —

Other Costs — 562.1 — 467.7 614.6

Total— 21 $7,374.3 24 $6,463.8 7 $5,319.5

Source: U.S. Navy

Table 3—Ship Repair & Maintenance (in millions of dollars)

Ship Overhauls

Depot Level Support

IMA

Inactivations

Total— # of Ship Overhauls (units) # of SRAs (units) # of PMAs (units)

FY 1991 2,823.2 197.9 472.6 367.5 $3,861.2 14 72 60

FY 1992 3,125.3 304.9 504.7 457.8 $4,392.7 14 96 72

Table 4—Other Procurement (in millions of dollars)

Equipment Type

Ships Support

Communications/Electronics

Aviation Support

Ordnance Support

Civil Engineering Support

Supply Support

Personnel & Command Support

Spares & Repair Parts

Outfitting Spares

Total-

FY 1991 FY 1992 1,455.4 1,791.5 1,814.3 2,243.9 392.1 362.3 499.2 536.8 89.7 292.1 237.1 162.4 717.8 426.2 244.5 276.3 271.4 215.0 $5,721.6 $6,306.5

Table 5—Navy Shipbuilding & Conversion

Six-Year Plan

New Construction

Carrier Replacement

DDG-51

LHD-1

LX

MHC

MHC(V)

AR

TAG0S

A0E

Oceanographic Research

LCAC

FY92 5 o

FY93 4 9

FY94 3

FY95 1 4 1

FY96 4 1

FY97 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 12

TOTAL, NEW SHIPS— 24 6 6 9 6 8

Conversion

Oceanographic Ship

CGN Refuels/Overhauls 1 2 1 2 1 1

TOTAL, ALL SHIPS— 24 7 9 11 7 9

Source: U.S. Navy

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