Maritime Systems

Abstract

This program element provides for engineering and manufacturing development of Special Operations Forces (SOF) Surface and Undersea Mobility platforms. This program element also provides for pre-acquisition activities to quickly respond to new requirements for SOF surface and undersea mobility, looking at multiple alternatives to include cross-platform technical solutions, service-common solutions, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf technologies, and new development efforts. The Underwater Systems project provides for engineering and manufacturing development of combat submersibles, SOF operator diving systems, underwater support systems, and underwater equipment. This project also provides for pre-acquisition activities (materiel solutions analysis, advanced component and prototype development) to respond to emergent requirements. These submersibles, equipment, and diving systems are used by SOF in the conduct of infiltration/extraction, personnel/material recovery, hydrographic/inland reconnaissance, beach obstacle clearance, underwater ship attack, and other missions. The capabilities of the submersible systems, diving systems, and unique equipment provides small, highly trained forces the ability to successfully engage the enemy and conduct clandestine operations associated with SOF maritime missions. The Surface Craft project provides for engineering and manufacturing development of medium and heavy surface combatant craft, combatant craft mission equipment, and pre-planned product improvement and technology insertion engineering changes to meet the unique requirements of SOF. This project element also provides for pre-acquisition activities (materiel solutions analysis, advanced component development and prototypes) to quickly respond to new requirements for maritime craft and subsystems. The craft capabilities and unique equipment provide small, highly trained forces the ability to successfully engage the enemy and conduct operations associated with SOF maritime missions.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 1160483BB_7_0400_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2015: Net increase of $ 1.910 million is for a reprogramming of $3.680 million to support engineering and testing for the Shallow Water Combat Submersible, $0.070 million to support the contract award for the Next Generation Combatant Craft Forward Looking Infrared Radar, and a decrease of $ 1.840 million is due to a transfer of funds to Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs. FY 2016: This program element was reduced due to a Congressional Directed Reduction of ($4.000) million to the Dry Combat Submersible program. FY 2017: Net Increase of $1.987 million due to revised program strategy for the Combatant Craft Medium of $0.407 million increase, Combatant Craft Assault (previously High Speed Assault Craft) of $0.500 million increase, SOF Combat Diving of $1.490 million increase, and a decrease of ($0.410) million due to a Departmental economic assumption decrease. Schedule: Due to delay in development and builder's trial of the DCS prototypes, further development and testing efforts were subsequently delayed into FY 2016 and FY 2017. Technical: None.
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• Cyber
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Divers
• Engineering
• Lithium Ion Batteries
• Manufacturing
• Procurement
• Shallow Water
• Situational Awareness
• Special Operations Forces
• Test And Evaluation
• Underwater Equipment
• Underwater Vehicles
• United States
• United States Special Operations Command
• Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.