Submarine Supt Equip Prog
Abstract
The FY 19 budget continues to update the Multifunction Modular Mast (MMM) payload to meet emergent Fleet needs, expand spectrum digitization and develop technologies for inclusion in future Technical Insertions (TIs) and Advanced Processor Builds (APBs). The Submarine Support Equipment Program (SSEP) seeks to develop or transition from the Advanced Submarine Support Equipment Program (ASSEP) and Future Naval Capability (FNC) efforts to all TIs capabilities for Electronic Attack (EA), tactical communications, EW sensor for future Task-Oriented Technology Insertion Mast (TOTIM) planned for TI-20 platforms, improved digitizers, and EW data processing. It also calls for the development of advanced technology demonstrations for feasibility of systems capable of meeting later TIs and APBs of AN/BLQ-10 for performance and digital data delivery. Submarine Launched Decoy is a tactical speed-to-fleet initiative that meets Fleet need for submarine littoral operations. Tactical Data Link communications is a program designed to increase submarine capability for joint operations. The SSEP is responsible for the development and improvement of submarine Electronic Warfare (EW) systems in support of effective operations in the following mission areas: Joint Littoral Warfare; Joint Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR), Indications and Warnings; Electronic Warfare; Information Operations including Cyber; and Special Operations Force (SOF) support. The rapid proliferation of complex radar, communications and navigation equipment available to potential adversaries creates an increasingly dense and sophisticated electromagnetic environment. Sustained and significant improvements to submarine EW systems are required to maintain tactical ship safety and operational effectiveness. As such, EW was raised to a submarine primary mission area in FY2012 by Commander Submarine Forces, and EW is listed as the number one modernization requirement by the Submarine Tactical Requirements Group (STRG). The OPNAV letter dated 17 June 12, SER N97/12U144401 further codified this need by directing development of a digital Next Generation EW system as an evolution of the AN/BLQ-10 EW program. The RDTE funding line supports the entire AN/BLQ-10 EW procurement program. Specific development focus areas include simultaneous transmit and receive apertures, improved antenna sensors, high bandwidth digitizers, high speed networking, large capacity data storage and retrieval, scalable integrated RF and advanced algorithms for improved system performance and new capability. The FY19 increase supports MMM Payload development and TI-20 hardware and software development. This work is required to upgrade submarine EW systems from analogue, stove-piped passive systems to digital, integrated systems capable of increasing the submarines offensive power as required by Submarine Tactical Requirements Group guidance as well as the DoD EW Strategy. - The MMM Payload will be developed in three successive generations adding capability as threats and requirements emerge. The first generation provides Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) capability. The second generation is planned to add Coherent Electronic Attack (CEAS) and Tactical Data Link (TDL) Communications to the UAS mission. The third generation will improve the ranges and reliability of these mission sets. - TI-20 funding is critical to developing enabling technologies that will provide maximized electronic spectrum digitization and processing, allowing Submarine EW system to continue to pace the threat. The EW environment is increasingly complex and crowded. The paradigms, algorithms, and analogue systems the Navy has relied on for decades are no longer able to maintain tactical relevance in the digital era of low power radars with digital waveforms. Tactical decision makers are unable to maintain awareness of the EW spectrum with current systems. Without significant investment in TI-20, the Submarine Navy will not be able to maintain littoral presence, conduct Anti-Access Area Denial operations, coordinated strike operations, joint ISR, and SOF support.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 0775_0604503N_5_1319_PB_2019
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