Shipboard EW Improvement Program
Abstract
0954 - The Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) is segmented into Block 1A, Block 1B, Block 2, Block 3 and Soft Kill Coordination System (SKCS). Block 1A upgraded the AN/SLQ-32 pulse-processing computers. Block 1B added adjunct sensors, including Specific Emitter Identification (SEI), and High Gain High Sensitivity (HGHS) (Block 1B3), a critical improvement for extending the battle space. Block 2 enhanced Surface Electronic Warfare (EW) and provided improved Anti-Ship Missile Defense (ASMD) and situational awareness (SA) through an improved Electronic Support (ES) receiver, antenna, and combat system interface. The addition of Block 2 to Block 1B3 forms the AN/SLQ-32(V)6. Block 3 will provide an enhanced Onboard Electronic Attack (EA) capability to improve ASMD and counter-targeting. The addition of Block 3 to AN/SLQ-32(V)6 forms the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 system. The SKCS will provide SK weapon coordination and enhanced situational awareness to the AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and (V)7 with EW/radar track association to support Softkill (SK) engagement decisions. EW Rapid Capability Insertion Process (RCIP) identifies system and mission capability gaps by analyzing EW baseline and fleet requirements, prioritizes those gaps based on fleet input and critical technology maturity, and develops upgrades to the AN/SLQ-32(V) product line to address those gaps. RCIP also integrates Future Naval Capability (FNC) programs into SEWIP. The FY24 budget request supports continued development, test and integration of SKCS with AEGIS Baseline (BL) 9 and BL 10, year four efforts for RCIP #7 which analyzes and designs hardware upgrades to improve signal throughput and system reliability, and continues RCIP #8 to improve anti-ship missile defense capability of SLQ-32(V)6/7 when operating with other netted EW sensors and effectors. RCIP #9 has been added in FY23 to initiate Shipboard EW Self-Protection improvements. Scaled Onboard Electronic Attack (SOEA) is an incremental development program added by the USN to provide an advanced Electronic Attack (EA) capability against anti-ship missiles. SOEA will assimilate into the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) family of shipboard Electromagnetic Warfare systems. The program is intended to be scalable for Surface Combatants with size, weight, power, and cooling (SWaP-C) constraints that cannot support AN/SLQ-32(V)7 (SEWIP Block 3) installation. SOEA development executes under a Middle Tier Rapid Prototyping acquisition strategy pursuant to Section 804 of the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act. SOEA's acquisition strategy for the first increment consists of two phases: Preliminary Prototyping and Integrated System Development. The first phase includes prototyping of critical technology elements (CTEs) via the Defense Microelectronics Agency (DMEA) to prove out and validate critical performance capability, system architecture functionality, and supportability requirements. The second phase will utilize a competitive, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract to build on the CTEs, incorporate design modularity, establish critical external interfaces for system and platform integration, and complete software development. Phase 2 will deliver integrated Engineering Development Models (EDMs) to a Land Based Test Site (LBTS) and rapid field initial Production Representative Units (PRUs). The SOEA Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) leverages technology developed by the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). SOEA will continue to expand the integrated shipboard combat system by providing new integrated EA capability. SOEA will be integrated with AN/SLQ-32(V)6. SOEA includes a government software development and integration effort for a Soft-Kill Coordinator System (SKCS) to manage EA engagements. SOEA will leverage and expand the Electronic Warfare Test Bed (EWTB) developed under SEWIP Block 3. The FY24 budget request for SOEA includes procurement of preliminary prototypes to prove out and validate critical performance capability, system architecture functionality, and supportability requirements. Funding also supports failure mode analyses and platform integration studies, as well as initiation activities for the second phase of development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 0954_0604757N_5_1319_PB_2024
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