United States Navy Nuclear-Powered Submarines and Aircraft Carriers Market Analysis & Forecasts 2019-2024 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Today, and for the last 78 years, the United States has ruled the waves
and thereby ruled the world. And a major reason for its dominance, is
the U.S. Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft
carriers.

Since 9/11, U.S. military operations have been focused on the Middle
East. However, resurging threats from peer and near-peer countries like
Russia and China, as well as missile threats from Iran and North Korea,
are shifting U.S. priorities towards higher-end capabilities.

After years of under-investment, the U.S. Navy is focusing on rebuilding
their aging fleet and procuring ships including submarines and aircraft
carriers. The U.S. Navy currently has 283 deployable ships compared to a
355-ship goal.

After numerous up and down cycles, the U.S. Navy today is resurgent,
thanks to the Trump Administration’s large increases in defense
spending. In fact, the U.S. Navy is in the early stages of the strongest
procurement cycle since the Reagan administration.

This report provides an in-depth look at how the nuclear-powered
submarines and aircraft carriers markets will be impacted by the
double-digit growth in U.S. Navy spending on these vessels over the next
five to 30 years.

For background, there is a discussion of U.S. strategic nuclear forces
and naval nuclear propulsion. A review of the operations, capabilities
and strategy of the modern U.S Navy is given, followed by an analysis of
the markets for nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. A more
detailed analysis of nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers
technologies is provided.

Finally, profiles of General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls and BWX
Technologies are given. These companies will be the primary
beneficiaries of the U.S. Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, especially
for submarines and aircraft carriers. For readers not familiar with
nuclear power and how nuclear reactors work, an appendix explains these
technologies.

Key Topics Covered:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. UNITED STATES STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES

Strategic Triad
Force Structure and Size During Cold War
Force Structure and Size After the Cold War
Current and Future Force Structure and Size
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
Modernization Plans and Programs
Ohio Replacement Program
Navy Force Posture
Current Force Structure

3. NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION

Definition
Applications
Development History
Naval vs. Land Power Plants
Nuclear-Propulsion Advantages
Naval Power Plants
Naval Special Requirements
Reactor Compartment
Radiation
Nuclear Fuel
Decommissioning and Defueling
U.S. Naval Reactors
Naval Reactors Contractors
Reactor Designations
Aircraft Carrier Reactors
A4W Reactor
A1B Reactor
Submarine Reactors
S6G Reactor
S6W Reactor
S8G Reactor
S9G Reactor
S1B Reactor
Naval Reactors Budget
FY2020 Budget
Future Priorities
Naval Reactors Operations and Infrastructure
Naval Reactors Development
Advanced Test Reactor
Cobalt-60
S8G Prototype Refueling
Columbia-Class Reactor Systems Development
BWX Technologies

4. RESURGENT UNITED STATES NAVY

Key Facts
Navy Role in U.S. Defense Strategy
Aircraft Carrier as a National Force
High Seas
Carrier Strike Group
Expeditionary Strike Group
Carrier Strike Group vs. Expeditionary Strike Group
CSG as an Independent Combat System
ESG Projects Land-Based Power
Naval Vessels’ Role in U.S. Strategy
1960’s to 1980’s
1990’s
2000’s
Finite Lives
Multiyear Procurement
Smaller Operating Groups
Reduced Manning
Outsourcing
355-Ship Goal
Submarines: Largest Part Navy Spending
Next Tranche of Virginia-Class Submarines
12 Carriers Goal
Nuclear-Powered Submarines and Aircraft Carriers
U.S. Navy Largest in World
Major U.S. Navy Ship Types
U.S. Navy Coding System
U.S. Naval Shipyards
Rebuilding Aging Fleet
Evolution to 355-Ship Force
Shipbuilding Plan
Aggressive Growth Scenario
Efficient and Agile Industrial Base
Individual Ship Procurement by Class
Aircraft Carriers
Strategic Ballistic Missile Submarines
Attack Submarines
Digital Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding 4.0
Digital Twin
Model-Based Enterprise
Modular Construction Programs
Submarines
1-3-8
Next Steps

5. U.S. NAVY SHIPBUILDING MARKET

30-Year Overview
FYDP
Shipbuilding Plan
Long-Range Naval Vessel Inventory
Aggressive Growth Opportunity
Defense Industrial Base
Commercial Industrial Base
Annual Funding for Ship Construction
Navy Shipbuilding Market Value
Nuclear Propulsion Equipment Market
Sustainment Costs
Business Model as a Monopsony

6. NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES

U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarines Types
SSNs
Designations
Missions
Ohio-Class SSBNs
Submarine Construction Industrial Base
Columbia-Class Program
Program Name
Columbia Class Technology Efforts
Planned Procurement Quantity
Planned Procurement Schedule
Key Columbia-Class Design Features
Operation and Support Cost
Submarine Unified Build Strategy
Milestone B Approval
Columbia-Class Program Funding
GAO Review
Columbia Class Critical Technologies
Columbia Design and Construction Approach
Aggressive Build Schedule
Use of Advance Construction
Critical Technologies Challenges
Integrated Power System
Common Missile Compartment
Integrated Power System and Nuclear Reactor
Labor Hours
Cost Uncertainties
Schedule and Technical Risks
Nuclear Reactor Plant
Impact on Other Navy Shipbuilding Programs
Block Buy and Multiyear Procurement Contracting
U.S. Attack Submarine Force Level Goals
Los Angeles- and Seawolf-Class Boats
Virginia-Class Program
Three Boats Requested
Block V Boats
Joint Production Arrangement
Schedule and Cost Performance
Virginia Payload Module
Virginia-Class Costs
Acoustic and Other Improvements
Projected SSN Force Levels
Industrial-Base Challenges
Stealth Issues
SQUIDs

7. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Background
Current Navy Aircraft Carrier Force
Not Less Than 11 Carriers
Nine Carrier Air Wings
12 Carriers Goal
Dates for Achieving 12-Carrier Force
Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base
Gerald R. Ford Class Program
CVN-78 (Gerald R. Ford)
CVN-79 (John F. Kennedy)
Block Buy Contract
CVN-80 (Enterprise)
CVN-81 (Not Yet Named)
CVN-79, CVN-80, CVN-81 Costs
Smaller Aircraft Carriers
Nuclear Powerplant Problems
Transformers
Shock Testing

8. COMPANY PROFILES

BWX Technologies, Inc. (Overview, Financials, Nuclear Operations
Group, Nuclear Power Group, Medical Isotopes Business, BWXT Nuclear
Energy Canada, Competition, Joint Ventures, Customers, Submarines and
Aircraft Carriers, Nuclear Cores Revenue, New Contracts)
General Dynamics Corporation (Overview, Marine Systems, Electric Boat,
Virginia-Class Submarines, Industrial Base, Columbia-Class Submarines,
CapEx, MRO)
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (Overview, Segments, Ingalls,
Newport News, Aircraft Carriers, RCOH, Decommissioning,
Nuclear-Powered Submarines, Virginia-Class Submarines, Columbia-Class
Submarines, Fleet Support Services, Technical Solutions, Nuclear and
Environmental Services, Employees, Customers, Two Aircraft Carriers at
Once, Margins, Shipbuilding Modernization, Modular Building, Digital
Shipbuilding, 3-D Mapping, Reality Capture and Laser Scanning, Visual
Build Management, Augmented Reality)

9. APPENDIX

10. NUCLEAR REACTORS

Definition
Principles of Operation
Chain Reaction and Criticality
Reactor Control
Fissile and Fertile Materials
Heat Removal
Shielding
Critical Concentration and Size
Thermal, Intermediate and Fast Reactors
Reactor Design and Components
Core
Fuel Types
Coolants and Moderators
Reflectors
Reactor Control Elements
Structural Components
Coolant System
Containment System
Types of Reactors
Power Reactors
Light-Water Reactors
PWRs and BWRs
Advantages and Disadvantages
Fueling and Refueling LWRs
CANDU Reactors
Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor
Other Power Reactors
Research Reactors
Production Reactors
Space Reactors
Ship-Propulsion Reactors

Companies Mentioned

BWX Technologies, Inc.
General Dynamics Corporation
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

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