Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

Abstract

The Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) is the Navy's Large UUV effort as part of the Family of UUVs, in support of maintaining the Navy's undersea superiority. It is the Navy's largest Submarine-launched UUV, providing increased endurance, depth capability, and payload capacity beyond small and medium class submarine deployed UUVs. The Snakehead LDUUV is modular in design and includes high accuracy mission sensors and communications links, as well as modular payload capabilities. Modules have well defined interfaces for the purposes of implementing cost-effective upgrades in future increments to leverage advances in technology. The Snakehead program is a CNO/ASN(RDA) approved Accelerated Acquisition, featuring a phased approach to build capabilities at a manageable level of risk in the Navy's class of Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
2094_0604031N_4_1319_PB_2024

Tags

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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