Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)
Abstract
The MCM USV program consists of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) with Mine Countermeasures (MCM) payloads. The program began as the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program which consisted of a USV paired with a magnetic and acoustic sweep capability. As the USV progressed, the Navy modified the program so the craft would integrated and operate other payloads. The UISS program has been subsumed by the MCM USV program. The program consists of four products: 1) The MCM USV is a semi-autonomous dual drive, 38 foot long, 10 foot wide aluminum hulled craft powered by two diesel engines. The craft contains a situational awareness and contact avoidance suite consisting of optical, radar, and GPS and is directed and monitored by line of sight radio with a host station, such as LCS, Vessel of Opportunity (VOO), or shore site. The reconfigurable payload pay adds a modular mission capability enabling multiple payloads (mine sweep, mine hunt, mine neutralize). 2) The Mine Sweep Payload Delivery System (PDS) brings magnetic and acoustic mine influence sweep capability to the MCM USV. The PDS includes a winch, a magnetic sweepcable, and a towed acoustic generator along with capability to deploy and retrieve the towed equipment. 3) The Mine Hunt PDS brings a mine hunting capability by integrating the existing AN/AQS-20 on to the craft. The PDS includes a winch, cable and tow body handling equipment. 4) The Mine Neutralization PDS will neutralize mines previously identified throughout the water column using the Barracuda Mine Neutralizer. The PDS will consist of a launcher and communications gear to communicate with the neutralizer in the water. The program completed IOT&E in FY21 will declare Initial Operational Capability Full-Rate Production Decision (FRPD). Mine Hunt integration was completed in Q1FY22. Shipbased TECHEVAL and IOT&E will complete in FY22. The UISS program reduced funding for Mine Neutralization Payload development prioritizing the completion of Minesweeping and Minehunting capabilities. This will extend Mine Neutralization payload design activities and Engineering Development Model (EDM) into early FY25. MCM USV and Mine Neutralization Payload Integration and Payload qualification will occur in FY26 and developmental testing with the Barracuda Mine Neutralizer in FY27. The MCM USV program will have a continuing reliability, autonomy and cyber-security engineering changes process. The program has developed improvements to address IOT&E findings. Leveraging ongoing developments for autonomous systems, the program will continue to develop performance improvements into improvement upgrade blocks. The blocks will consist of processing and sensing hardware, autonomy and situational awareness/contact avoidance algorithms, and command and control software improvements for the MCM USV and associated payloads. Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) will be delivered in blocks over a two year cycle. Cybersecurity ECPs will be developed, tested, and released twice a year starting in FY23. The MCM USV program will support LCS MCM MP IOT&E on the Independence variant in FY22 with two craft providing both Minesweep and Minehunt capability to the Mission Package. The program will support test analysis, reporting, and address findings in FY23.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 1234_0603502N_4_1319_PB_2023
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