DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 2300.44J
N2N6
17 Dec 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 2300.44J
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
FOR NAVY SHIPS, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND SHIPS, COAST GUARD
CUTTERS, DESIGNATED CRAFT, TRANSPORTABLE FACILITIES, PORTABLE
RADIO USERS, MAJOR SHORE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES, AND MARITIME
OPERATIONS CENTERS
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST C3501.2L (NOTAL)
(b) OPNAVINST 3090.1A
(c) DoD Instruction 5000.02 of 7 January 2015
1. Purpose
a. To consolidate Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) approved command, control,
communications, and computer requirements for U.S. Navy ships, Military Sealift Command
ships, U.S. Coast Guard cutters, designated craft, transportable communications facilities,
portable radio users, major shore communications stations, and maritime operations centers per
reference (a).
b. The command, control, communications and computer requirements contained in these
enclosures from the previous instruction have been removed and can be located on the Deputy
Chief of Naval Operations, Director, Information Warfare Integration Division portal page at
https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/OPNAV/N2N6/N2N6F/SitePages/Home.aspx.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST F2300.44H.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the U.S. Navy.
4. Background. References (b) and (c) provide direction for the CNO staff in defining and
resourcing the command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence baseline
capability requirements and systems for new construction ships, including submarines and
aircraft carriers, and ships undergoing conversion during Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
and National Defense Sealift Fund funded availabilities. The platform sponsors along with the
ship resource sponsors for a given ship or ship class bear the responsibility to define the overall
requirements, including command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence, for the
new construction or conversion ship, to include interfaces.
