1Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00 UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous...

1Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00

UUVUUVPROGRAMPROGRAM

Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity

Description: Development/demonstration of the capability to access denied areas in all conditions with

reduced human risk for maritime reconnaissance, undersea search/survey and submarine

track and trail; to connect the undersea battlespace to the theater network

Technologies: Autonomy, subsurface navigation, communication, energy, vehicle and network control,

sensors, data fusion

Autonomous OperationsAutonomous Operations



Critical Operational Gap: In denied littoral areas: sustained ISR reach, timely object detection/environmental characterization, detection of submarines leaving port or through choke points; cross platform connectivity (manned-unmanned; undersea-surface-air) and undersea navigation

Technical Approach: Develop and demonstrate autonomous: collection of broadband intelligence data for several days inshore from offshore; environment/object mapping using mixed vehicle formations; detection, trail and handoff of submarines at egress with passive sensors and long dwell times; communication and navigation relay and reference using pop-up platforms

“Feats” Demonstrated/Enabled:

Reduced human risk, more cost-effective accomplishment of a number of specific missions (ISR, MCM, amphibious assault, ASW)

Reliable, long endurance autonomous systems that will revolutionize strategy and tactics in littoral warfare and counter in-kind adversarial systems (enable symmetrical response)





Supporting Technologies: Autonomy, subsurface navigation, communication, energy, vehicle and network control, sensors, data fusion

National/International Efforts: DARPA/France: navigation; NOAA: fixed underwater laboratories; NSF: deep sea vehicles for seafloor exploration; SACLANTCEN: UUVs for environmental reconnaissance, mine countermeasures

Planned Demonstrations:

FY04 Maritime Reconnaissance: 100nm radius, 100hr station, reconfigurable payload

FY04 Comm/Nav Aid: 100km*kb/sec Acomms, 256kb RF, GPS equiv subsurface

FY05 Search and Survey: dual platform formation for one-pass target ID

FY07 Sub Track and Trail: 100nm radius, 200hr endurance, passive sensors



Submarine Track & Trail

Attack or Trail

5

Trail4

PatrolPatrol1Detect

Handoff

6

TMA3

2

Payoff:

Enables “blue”deliberate attack

1/21/00 7

Undersea Search & Survey

BottomMapping

METOC Data

ObjectLocations

and Images

Small Networked Systems

Large Long-Range Systems

System of systems

(together with the MCM FNC)

Communication/Navigation Aid

Passive EM/EOLocalization andI&W– IMINT, SIGINT,

RADINT,METOC, MASINT

Maritime Reconnaissance

Undersea Autonomous Operations Planned Demonstrations

UUV MP Team and Innovation Workshop Ranked this capability as #1UUV MP Team and Innovation Workshop Ranked this capability as #1

Maritime Reconnaissance Capability Maritime Reconnaissance Capability

• Reconfigurable Payloads:– Mast, UAV, or

Balloon (TBD)– Similar functions to

Type 18 Periscope• UUV Size:

– >= 21” (TBD)• Radius of Operation:

– 10-100+ nm• On station time:

– ~100 hours

Passive EM/EO Localization and I&W– IMINT, SIGINT, RADINT, METOC,

MASINT Option for active target designation Multi-platform (TBD)

– SSN or ship of opportunity

Undersea Search & Survey Capability

Existing Programs (large UUVs):

• Organic Reconnaissance (supporting peacetime and wartime)

– Clandestine (LMRS)

– Limited Observable (RMS)

• Large Area Oceanography

– TAGS Ship survey

– Small boat SW survey

New Programs (massive quantities of small UUVs):

• Large Area and Mine Reconnaissance/Clearance

– Near-term focus on rapid, overt reconnaissance, growth to other areas in future

• Real time environmental characterization (all UUVs)

Communicate

Bottom Mapping

METOC Data

Object Locations and

Images

This Capability Rated #2 by the UUV MP Team

Components of the Capability:Components of the Capability:

Communications and Navigation Aid / Relay

• Clandestine communication and navigation relay function

– RFSATCOM and ACOMMS link

• For small UUVs

• For submarine communications at speed/depth

• For special forces, divers

– Area navigation reference

• For small UUVs

• For SSNs at depth

– Support SOF forces ashore or in water

• Small Low Cost Systems

– Candidate for combination with other missions/capabilities

– Retrievable or Expendable

• Also an inherent part of all larger UUVs• Data retrieval and exchange with subsea

systems (buoys, arrays, etc)

– Surface, Sub, or Air Launched

• Timed lane markers for AOA and other missions needing “pop up” navigation references

– RACON Buoy approach

– Show up on radar

– Red / Green

Enabling Undersea Node of the Net Centric Warfare Sensor Grid

Submarine Track & Trail Capability Submarine Track & Trail Capability

• UUV Size:

– >>= 21” (TBD)

• Passive sensors

• Radius of Operation:

– 10-100+ nm

• Endurance:

– ~200 hours

• Hold trail at non-alerted

speeds

SW Asia Port Egress

Chokepoint and Port Egress Scenario:

Intel Cueing Loiter/

Search Detect /

Class TMA & Trail

NE Asia Chokepoint Transit

Attack or Trail

5

Trail

4

PatrolPatrol1

Detect

Handoff

6

TMA3

2

Payoff: Enables “blue”

deliberate attack

UUV Master Plan - 09/24/99


UUVUUVPROGRAMPROGRAMAutonomous OperationsAutonomous Operations


Transition Opportunities:

Maritime Reconnaissance Capability: Mission Reconfigurable UUV - TacticalFY04, Per Current BudgetN873, PE603254N, V2094

Undersea Search and Survey Capability: LMRS and SAHRV P3IN873, N852FY06, Per PR-01 Budget (SAHRV)

Communications/Navigation Aid Capability: Mission Reconfigurable UUV - MiniN852, N873FY05, POM-02 Issue

Submarine Track and Trail Capability Mission Reconfigurable UUV - TacticalFY08, Per UUV Master PlanN873, PE603502N, V2094

This AO FNC Above Core Proposal has been endorsed via letter by N85B, N87, PEO-MIW, PEO-USW, PMS403 and via email by PMS-EOD

FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02Activity

Acquisition ProgramsAN/BLQ-11A, (LMRS) (PE603502N, V2094)

Baseline Development, IOCLMRS P3I (SAS and L-PUMA)Production and O&S

MRUUV - Tactical (PE603502N, V2094) Maritime Reconnaissance Dev., IOC Submarine T&T Development, IOCProduction and O&S

MRUUV-Mini (POM-02: UUV Master Plan)Comm/Nav Aid Dev., IOCSWARM (MCM) Development, IOCProduction and O&S

Technology Development

Maritime Reconnaissance DemoUndersea Search and Survey DemoCom / Nav Aid DemoSubmarine Track and Trail Demo

6.1 and 6.2 Supporting TechnologyAutonomy (on board decisions)Navigation (precision, non-traditional)

Networking (Group Behavior)Vehicle TechnologyAdvanced UUV SensorsEnergy

Energy (existing ONR 6.3Program)

6.1 R&D Leading to New Missions

6.3 Efforts

FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12

Development

AO FNC Above Core

Capability

Transition

Columbus UUV (NAVOCEANO)

Note: All transitions not shown for clarity




Ramifications if Not Funded



• Creates crippling discontinuity in transition pipeline for UUV technology

• Significantly increases cost and risk to MRUUV Program

• Delays UUV Master Plan implementation more than 5 years

• Prolongs reliance on manned systems for high risk, undersea operations

• Critically delays fleet defense against subsurface, asymmetric threats

40 ft 200 ft 600 ftcoastline

VSW/SZ Shallow Water Shelf Break

Integrated USV/UUV MinehuntingOMCM Above Core Proposal

Undersea Search and SurveyAO Above Core Proposal

Submarine Track and TrailAO Above Core Proposal

Deployable Shallow Water Autonomous SystemsLASW Above Core Proposal

mini vehiclescrawling/swimming network10-50 sq km coveragedays-weeks duration

VSW/SZ ClearanceOMCM Core Proposal

1/21/00 7

small vehiclesnetworked cells50-300 sq km coveragedays-weeks duration

1/21/00 7

large and small vehiclescooperative formations300-600 sq km coveragedays duration

Attack or Trail

5

Trail4

PatrolPatrol1Detect

Handoff

6

TMA3

2

40 node barrier

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