NEUTRALIZATION
Abstract
Efforts under this R-2 Activity move to the new Undersea Weaponry R-2 Activity in FY10. This activity's purpose is to develop enabling technologies for undersea weapons to counter threat submarines and surface vessels by increasing Probability of Kill and platform survivability. Weapon technology focus areas include: Explosives and Warheads, Guidance and Control (G&C), Multidisciplinary Systems Design & Optimization (MSDO) (comprising Simulation Based Design, Silencing, and Propulsion), Power Sources, Supercavitation, and Torpedo Defense (TD). The ultimate goal of this activity is to develop modular and reduced sized undersea weapons based on common technology enablers (where possible), to provide revolutionary capabilities needed to fill Sea Shield Warfighter Capability Gaps, and enable new undersea weapon concepts of operations to rapidly transition to submarine neutralization/engagement in deep and shallow water under unique payload limitations posed by unmanned platforms, external stowage, and future Naval platforms. The following demonstration FNC projects are included in this activity: 1) the Lightweight Torpedo Technology (LTT) project (transitions to PE 0603747N in FY 2009), and 2) the Compact Rapid Attack Weapon (CRAW) project. The FY 2009 to FY 2010 funding decrease is due to the realignment of the Neutralization activity to the newly established Undersea Weaponry activity in FY 2010.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 13678c068b249cf171155f0dbd3a9836