Mine and Expeditionary Warfare Advanced Technology

Abstract

The efforts described in this Program Element (PE) are based on investment directions as defined in the Naval S&T Strategic Plan approved by the S&T Corporate Board (Feb 2009). This strategy is based on needs and capabilities from Navy and Marine Corps guidance and input from the Naval Research Enterprise (NRE) stakeholders (including the Naval enterprises, the combatant commands, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), and Headquarters Marine Corps). It provides the vision and key objectives for the essential science and technology efforts that will enable the continued supremacy of U.S. Naval forces in the 21st century. The Strategy focuses and aligns Naval S&T with Naval missions and future capability needs that address the complex challenges presented by both rising peer competitors and irregular/asymmetric warfare. This PE primarily develops and demonstrates prototype Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and Expeditionary Warfare system components that support capabilities enabling Naval Forces to influence operations ashore. Third-world nations have the capability to procure, stockpile and rapidly deploy all types of naval mines, including new generation mines having sophisticated performance characteristics, throughout the littoral battlespace. Real world operations have demonstrated the requirement to quickly counter the mine threat. Advanced technologies must rapidly detect and neutralize all mine types, from deep water to the inland objective. This program supports the advanced development and integration of sensors, processing, warheads and delivery vehicles to demonstrate improved Naval Warfare capabilities. It supports the MCM-related Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) Enabling Capabilities (ECs). Within the Naval Transformation Roadmap, this investment will achieve one of three key transformational capabilities required by Sea Shield as well as technically enable the Ship To Objective Maneuver (STOM) key transformational capability within Sea Strike. Due to the number of efforts in this PE, the programs described herein are representative of the work included in this PE.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0603782N_3_1319_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Not applicable.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Data Fusion
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Expeditionary Warfare
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Mine Countermeasures
  • Naval Mines
  • Navigation
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Shallow Water
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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