Mine Improvements
Abstract
Naval mines are used to deter or control adversary movements, including surface ships and submarines. Mine Improvement R&D supports the capability to maintain effectiveness of mines facing new threat targets with increasing emphasis on major regional conflicts and littoral warfare in shallow water. The funding supports four major project areas. 1) Quickstrike Mod 3 improves effectiveness of existing Quickstrike mines against modern threats by using a programmable Target Detection Device (TDD) Mk 71. Quickstrike Mod 3 utilizes modeling and analysis to improve target detection and response by developing optimized mine settings and firing algorithms. 2) Aerial delivery improvements support capabilities required by a Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement (JEONS). This includes adding GPS-guided, modular flight gear to the Quickstrike series to reduce risk to delivery aircraft by introducing precision placement and standoff range. 3) Clandestine Delivered Mine (CDM) provides a capability required by the JEON PC-0012 which will convert legacy mining systems for delivery by Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUV). This capability allows access to contested environments and reduces risk by using unmanned platforms. Pre-planned product improvements to CDM incorporates the programmable TDD Mk 71 and adds remote command and control functions for increased operational flexibility and safety for emplaced minefields. 4) Minefield planning improvements include incorporation of new targeting algorithms, mine settings, and corresponding damage data for weapon/target pairs into existing minefield planning software. Also included is the development of upgrades to the software tool to allow optimization of minefield planning to account for new precision placement capabilities inherent to the JDAM-guided Quickstrike and CDM mines described above.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 0267_0604601N_5_1319_PB_2019
Related Documents
- Root: Mine Development
- Child Accomplishment: Product Development
- Child Accomplishment: Support
- Child Accomplishment: Management:
- Child Accomplishment: Test and Evaluation
- Child Cost Item: 5fb11f9e1f2ec9646ffdc628e999aa47
- Child Cost Item: a5a00c58ebfd6ee96b618f096b648d89
- Child Cost Item: 2b949dd6dde6d4fc1efe7e052f2bf8a3
- Child Cost Item: a75e45cb225b9cfa0783a8236ba6d613
- Child Cost Item: aebf10ce370d7f3ff5f8277fe0f4dc8e
- Child Cost Item: 05de506d84f41618b3001e3483aecff2
- Child Cost Item: db780c0d895e0c642f143b4ef1544e72
- Child Cost Item: e00a079284512b199a41cd9cbc3c5d0f
- Child Cost Item: f17d23d988254a2759f4756870153025
- Child Cost Item: 296c94856d6e45a83a0e6b29a81a06f0
- Child Cost Item: 4cae860fda3f3dc226cf74ee9ee86357
- Child Cost Item: c42882cf0922333917763d57c0244f03
- Child Cost Item: 16ef2707e105121fbb6b3979e4b2f850
- Child Cost Item: d1145b1481a12ad8987ad1e2813f60c2