Strategic Sub & Wpns Sys Supt

Abstract

The TRIDENT Submarine System Improvement Program (0004) develops and integrates command and control improvements needed to maintain TRIDENT Submarine operational capability through the life cycle of this vital strategic asset. The program conducts efforts needed to maintain strategic connectivity, ensure platform invulnerability, and reduce lifecycle costs through Obsolete Equipment Replacement (OER) and commonality. The Joint Warhead Fuze Sustainment Program (0951) is an effort to develop advanced components to improve the reliability, safety, and security of Arming, Fuzing and Firing (AF&F) systems for nuclear reentry systems. The current effort is focused on supporting the Alteration of the AF&F system for the MK5/W88 system which will be five years beyond its design life at the scheduled deployment of the AF&F Alteration. This effort also supports future utilization of the developed components by the US Air Force and United Kingdom. The Technology Applications Program (2228) supports the TRIDENT II (D5) Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) that provides the U.S. a weapon system with greater accuracy and payload capability as compared to the TRIDENT I (C4) system. TRIDENT II enhances U.S. strategic deterrence providing a survivable, sea-based system capable of engaging the full spectrum of potential targets with fewer submarines. This Program Element supports investigations into new technologies which would help mitigate the program impact due to component obsolescence and a rapidly decreasing manufacturing support base. These efforts include Reentry System Applications and Guidance System Applications. The Integrated Nuclear Weapons Security System (INWSS) (3158) efforts support the Nuclear Weapons Security program and SSBN Escort mission. The policies and requirements regarding the safeguard of nuclear weapons within the Department of Defense is established by DoD S5210.41M. Within the Department of the Navy, nuclear weapons are limited to TRIDENT Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBM), either deployed aboard TRIDENT submarines or located landside at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, or Naval Submarine Base, Bangor where missiles are first assembled as well as repaired. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has assigned the Strategic Systems Programs, the FBM program manager, with mission responsibility for the safeguard of FBM nuclear technologies. This budget supports efforts directed at improving the current technological baseline through a series of studies focusing on land and waterside requirements, including both surface and underwater. These efforts will improve countermeasure technologies to address detection, delay and denial. The Advanced LINAC Facility Program seeks to develop and complete the design for an advanced Linear Accelerator Facility to perform radiation simulation of transient dose rate events. This facility will perform with advanced capabilities to overcome limitations of existing facilities, allowing greater efficiency in testing and reducing costs. The Adelos National Security Sensor System effort develops an advanced fiber optic sensor system for counterterrorism and antiterrorism operations to meet rigorous performance metrics necessary for nuclear facility, material, and weapons protection. The Adelos component will evaluate the use of advanced classification algorithms for reduction of false positive detections of objects in proximity to fiber optic sensing elements. Adelos program also seeks to expand the application of a unique fiber optic sensor system designed to provide covert surveillance and intelligence gathering of potential threats to our nation's nuclear activity.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0101221N_7_1319_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Not applicable.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Heat Shields
  • Instrumentation
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Nose Tips
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Nuclear Weapons Security
  • Production
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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