Surface ASW Cmbt Sys Integr

Abstract

The FY 2019 funding request was reduced by $.115 million to reflect the Department of Navy's effort to support the Office of Management and Budget directed reforms for Efficiency and Effectiveness that include a lean, accountable, more efficient government. The objective of this Program Element (PE) is to significantly improve existing Surface Ship Undersea Warfare (USW) sonar system capabilities through quick and affordable development/integration of emergent, transformational technologies in support of Littoral Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Theater ASW (TASW), and overall efforts required to pace the threat. Detection and classification play uniquely vital roles in the success of any ASW campaign. The Advanced Capability Build (ACB) spiral development process is the primary means by which these USW improvements are developed. ASW remains a Navy core competency in a dynamic and uncertain maritime environment. U.S. adversaries continue to develop asymmetric capabilities and capacities to deter, disrupt, or delay the entry of U.S. and allied naval forces, and pose a constant challenge as we implement the Maritime Strategy. Evolving submarine technologies offer enhanced stealth, speed, endurance, weapons, and operational proficiency, trends foretelling that the adversary submarine of the future will have a significantly larger sphere of influence, while presenting less vulnerability to ASW forces. The effective offensive engagement range of the adversary submarine of the future will continue to match or outrange individual U.S. and multinational platform sensors and weapons in many tactical environments. Submarines are an increasing threat to all Naval and Allied ships, particularly modern diesel subs and faster torpedoes. Not only can the presence of potential hostile submarines delay naval combatant action until they are located and neutralized, submarines can also disrupt all seaborne logistics supply for any ground campaign as well as maritime commerce. ASW forces must be effective in all operating environments, ranging from the deep open ocean to the littorals, and are key to countering adversarial anti-access and area denial strategies. This project takes advantage of the AN/SQQ-89(V) Open System Architecture (OSA) and Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Insertion (ARCI) initiatives to integrate Torpedo Detection, Classification, and Localization (TDCL) and ASW sonar combat system capability improvements. This COTS-based Surface Ship ASW combat system, the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15, is currently planned as a backfit program for both CG47 (select CG59-73 Baseline 3 and 4 ships) and DDG51 (All DDG and follow FLT I/II/IIA) class ships. The Open Architecture (OA) system enables the ACB process and provides budget flexibility to make COTS/OA technology solutions and ARCI-type initiatives affordable. Improvements are tested in the laboratory and at-sea. This program will participate in, and take advantage of, the Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation (TANG) initiative that utilizes Commercial Industrial Design Thinking methodologies to engage the Fleet in generating innovative ASW improvement concepts. ASW technology implementation will take advantage of improvements developed under the submarine Advanced Processing Build (APB) and Advanced Surveillance Build (ASB) programs and will in turn share unique improvements developed under this program with the submarine and surveillance ASW communities. All three programs (ACB, ASB, and APB) are managed under a common development organization and process titled AxB. While each platform retains its uniqueness and focus in functional domains essential to mission success, a premium is placed on development of common capabilities and modular architecture technologies to maximize commonality and cost effectiveness. This project will also contribute to the development of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) ASW Mission Packages and the Frigate (FF) Program. Project 1916 also includes funding for the Surface Ship Engineering Measurement Program (SSEMP), which will measure the performance of existing and new Surface Ship ASW combat systems and enables data-based assessment of the capabilities and shortfalls in the performance of these systems in realistic scenarios. This project also includes funding to support cyber security initiatives to align future AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 baselines with future AEGIS Integrated Combat Systems

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 0205620N_7_1319_PB_2019
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule: ACB development is now reflected as a continuous pipeline/conveyor process, conducted in parallel to system integration and production. This makes Steps 1 and 2 independent of any particular Build (e.g ACB-15) and allows for development of longer lead technologies. ACB-15 At-Sea Test has shifted from 3Q17 to 1Q18 due to test ship availability. This shift does not delay delivery to system integrator.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Active Sonar
• Commerce
• Detection
• Detectors
• Developmental Tests
• Littoral Combat Ships
• Measurement
• Navy
• Open System Architecture
• Product Development
• Spiral Development
• Submarine Warfare
• Surveillance
• Tactical Decision Aids
• Test And Evaluation
• Undersea Warfare
• Warfare

Readers

• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

• Cyber