Fleet METOC Equipment
Abstract
The Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (LBS-UUV) project provides for the engineering and manufacturing development of sensors, communication interfaces, processing and display meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) equipment. This equipment is designed to provide future mission capabilities for war fighters to measure, ingest, store, process, distribute and display METOC parameters and derived products. This project also exploits new government off-the-shelf/commercial off-the-shelf technologies, tactical sensors and web enablement for the Navy's computer-based tactical shipboard and shore capability used to predict and assess the operational effects of the physical environment on the performance of platforms, weapons and sensor systems. This project includes development of warfare specific mission planning modules to support unmanned systems with integration of data from environmental and tactical sensor systems, model forecast information and Geospatial Information & Services Databases. This project also supports development of autonomous environmental sensing systems for situational awareness and tactical decision aid/mission planner support, as well as iridium and advanced satellite communication integration in METOC sensor, vehicle control and mission planning systems that will be required to achieve Chief of Naval Operation objectives for information dominance and decision superiority. Major emphasis areas include Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (LBS-UUV) and the Environmental Satellite Receiver Processor (ESRP) program (comprised of ESRP AFLOAT (formerly AN/SMQ-11) and ESRP ASHORE (formerly AN/FMQ-17) systems). FY22 funding for the Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Gliders (LBS-G) and LBS - Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (LBS-AUV) will focus on engineering design studies. Efforts will develop system upgrades via Engineering Change Proposals (ECP's) and correct any identified software and/or hardware deficiencies. Continue investigating potential capability improvements, such as, but not limited to, endurance (e.g. battery technology), autonomy (precise navigation with obstacle avoidance), communications (at depth), and advanced sensors (CTD, optical clarity). FY22 request continues integration of ESRP systems in support of WSF-M, EWS-G, GOES-15, GOES-16, GOES-17 and EUMETSAT satellites, and ensure systems continue to receive enhanced METOC data and imagery as satellite systems evolve.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 2345_0604231N_5_1319_PB_2022
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