ASW Sensors & Proc
Abstract
The Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Sensors and Processing project provides the tools and methods necessary to maintain naval superiority by preventing threat submarines from disrupting the U.S. Navy's ability to control the sea lines of communication and completing their hostile missions. This project encompasses the Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase and the follow on Production and Deployment Phase of sensor systems to improve the mission effectiveness of airborne ASW platforms in cueing, searching, localizing, tracking, and attacking subsurface targets. Smaller and quieter threat submarines drive the requirement for continued advancement in ASW sensor capabilities for both blue water and littoral environments. The littoral regions of the world create an additional ASW challenge to overcome the increase in background clutter caused by the shallow water depth, high volume of shipping, and commercial radio frequency interference. Project 0480 provides funding to the multi-static active ASW family of systems for the engineering development of solutions that detect, classify, and track threat submarines. The Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC) program encompasses modifications to the active coherent (electronic) source sonobuoy and the Air Deployable Active Receiver sonobuoy and development, integration, and test of aircraft software. It also provides upgrades to the Multi-static mission planning tool, the tactical crew trainers and the tactical ground replay system. This program includes MAC Enhancements that will shorten the ASW kill chain by enabling the warfighter to search larger areas in less time with more precision. Project 0480 also provides funding for the Advanced Processing Builds (APB) program which provides software enhancements for signal processing improvements, clutter reduction, automation, improved displays and controls, as well as improved communication links for reduced operator workload resulting in increased target detection and classification capabilities and interoperability. APB also includes an Air ASW Engineering Measurement Program that collects ASW system data and identifies areas where beneficial improvements can be made and provides common software and hardware solutions across all Air ASW platforms. The sonobuoy test articles in FY14-FY20 will support software and hardware integration flight tests and Technical Evaluation/Follow-On Test & Evaluation for the MAC program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 0480_0604261N_5_1319_PB_2016
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