Naval Warfare (NW)
- Responsible for acquisition oversight of tactical & strategic naval warfare programs and capabilities in the following areas:
- Surface Warfare (Carriers, Surface Combatants)
- Undersea Warfare (Submarines, Mine Countermeasures, Mining)
- Anti-submarines Warfare (including Helicopters and Aircraft)
- Expeditionary Warfare (Amphibious Ship Operations)
- Strategic Sealift, Combat Logistics Force, and Maritime Pre-positioned Forces
- Naval Combat Systems
- Naval Weapons and Sensors
- Naval Systems Interoperability and Integration
- Net Centric Warfare
- Unmanned Surface and Undersea Systems
- Maritime Domain Awareness
- Responsible for all matters dealing with shipbuilding; naval warfare; naval systems' research and development and acquisition within the Office of Secretary of Defense
- Leads or serves on appropriate committees that address naval systems issues for the DoD
- Leads or serves on appropriate committees that address joint or naval interoperability
Leadership Spotlight
John J. Evans
Deputy Director, Naval Warfare
Mr. Evans is responsible for direct oversight of all naval warfare acquisition programs across all mission areas. A principal advisor on all ship programs and maritime system acquisition decisions, he supports the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic and Tactical Systems in acquisition duties (Defense Acquisition Boards, Overarching Integrated Product Teams, major reviews), and Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution activities.
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