Nav & Electro-Optical Supt

Abstract

The FY19 navigation and electro-optical (E-O) support program develops submarine E-O and imagery systems and equipment that will improve submarine imaging capability in the areas of: ship safety, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and tactical control (contact management in the littorals). The Department of the Navy established the Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS) to rapidly field the Type 18 periscope, Periscope Acquisition, Tracking, and Ranging with Improved Observation Techniques (PATRIOT) rangefinder, Type 8 Mod 4 Infra-Red (IR) periscope systems, and integrate existing periscope imagery systems into a single imaging system for installation on board SSN 688 class and SEAWOLF class submarines. The ISIS baseline also includes the Imaging System with the Photonics Mast (PM) and all configurations of Low Profile Photonics Mast (LPPM) onboard VIRGINIA and Photonics Mast Variant (PMV) onboard SSGN class submarines. The PM, LPPM, and PMV design exploit a wide portion of the electro-magnetic spectrum through advanced E-O and thermal imaging and Electronic Warfare Support (ES)/communications intercept. The Common Submarine Imaging System (CSIS) capability development document (CDD), that covers both ISIS and Legacy Imaging systems was approved 22 Dec 2011. The CDD is used to fully integrate the ISIS program of record into the submarines force rapid Technical Insertion/Advanced Processor Build (TI/APB) process and to incorporate Fleet-endorsed requirements such as the LPPM. The $28.486M FY19 increase is a significant and key investment in imaging sensors and algorithms to improve submarine operations in high intensity littoral environments, intelligence gathering, real time imagery and support the safe and effective employment of surveillance and weapons systems. First, a $26.830M increase is to design and develop the Tactically Orientated Technical Insertion Mast (TOTIM) which will provide a 360 degree, non-rotating modular mast with vastly increased capability, reduced maintenance costs and increased development flexibility with new reconfigurable mast sensors. Second, a $1.642M increase is to improve the software algorithms and inboard hardware to process the 30 times increase in data provided by TOTIM. Finally, a $0.014M increase is an inflation increase which funds the TI-16 / APB-15 VA Operational Testing that verifies the software improvements funded in previous fiscal years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0253_0604777N_5_1319_PB_2019

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Readers

  • Allergy and Immunology.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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