Strategic Sub & Wpns Sys Supt
Abstract
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 Mk4A Shape Stable Nose Tip (SSNT) (2021) effort will convert reentry body (RB) forward shell assemblies (FSA's) from legacy carbon composite nose tips to SSNT's. This will require ground and flight testing of SSNT RBA's, updates and modifications to RB documentation (Weapon Specifications, Interface Control Drawings, product drawings etc), updated Fire Control software for fleet implementation, conversion of war reserve RB's to FSA's with SSNT, procurement/conversion of surveillance and flight test units, Strategic Weapons Facility (SWF) logistics implementation planning and execution, review and update Mk4A surveillance planning and the DoD share of NNSA Office of Secure Transportation (OST) for shipping. 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. The MEP project leverages the capability of the D5 Life Extension Guidance (Mk6 Mod1) to sight two stars vice one combined with the interface updates to the Fire Control and Navigation subsystem, allowing for in-flight correction, the potential to operate in environments where GPS is denied, and may provide future relief to the strict tolerance requirements of the strategic navigator on the current OHIO class submarines and the OHIO Class Replacement program. The Systems Engineering Modeling and Simulation capability will consist of three elements: Model Based Design, Strategic Weapon System (SWS) Integrated Modeling and Simulation/Common Architecture & Framework, and SWS Enhancement Ground Test. This effort will provide the capability to comprehensively evaluate and test the integrated SWS within representative operational environments, providing unprecedented visibility across the SWS and system performance characterization equivalent to flight testing. This capability will enable trade space analysis to identify technical margin, subsystem interactions, and lifecycle affordability opportunities to include other services and be able to identify the benefits and risks of commonality to the individual programs, requirements and CONOPs modifications that could facilitate commonality, potential common acquisition strategies between the services, and total life cycle cost implications. 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 (SSP), 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. These efforts will improve countermeasure technologies to address detection, delay and denial.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0101221N_7_1319_PB_2018
- Change Summary Explanation
- Funding increased in FY 2018 for the Shape Stable Nose Tip (SSNT) ($6M) and rate adjustments.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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