Transforming the Navy

The Navy's CVN-21, due in 2007, will have an enhanced flight deck, a nuclear power plant, a smaller crew and will accommodate future technologies-capabilities previously not anticipated until 2011.

SURFACE COMBAT SHIPS

The DDX program will receive $1.1 billion in 2004 to develop new technologies for an entire fleet of 21st century surface combatants.

LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS

These small, fast, stealthy ships will operate in shallow waters and cost no more than $220 million apiece. Six companies have submitted designs for a mini-destroyer.

CONVERTED SUBMARINES

Four Ohio-class submarines that formerly carried nuclear missiles are being refitted to carry nonnuclear missiles, an array of unmanned vehicles and teams of Navy SEALs and their mini-subs.

UNMANNED VEHICLES

In 2004, the Navy will spend $224 million developing unmanned vehicles to operate in the air, on the water, underwater and on land.