Unmanned Surface Vehicle Enabling Capabilities
Abstract
In order to accelerate future capability and support steady growth of the Navy's Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Family of Systems (FoS), the Unmanned Surface Vessel Enabling Capabilities project includes development, test, and integration of USV technologies; the advancement of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Industry USV efforts for associated technologies and the development and fabrication of payloads for Large Unmanned Surface Vessels (LUSVs) and Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs). USV technology efforts in this project unit support demonstration of mission level autonomy, communications, command and control, navigation compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS), endurance, at sea replenishment, payload feasibility, mission planning and execution for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) Overlord efforts, and enabling technologies for other USVs in the USV FoS, as applicable. Modular payloads employed by LUSVs and MUSVs will be developed under this project unit. Payloads will be customized to meet Navy needs and demonstrate useful capability for the Fleet. MUSVs will achieve their mission capability through their employment of modular payloads. LUSVs will augment their organic warfare capabilities with additional modular payloads. Efforts to develop LUSV organic warfare capability will also be executed under this project. In order to support LUSV future missions, investment in LUSV payload development, payload integration, and Integrated Combat System (ICS) development is required. Investment is also needed to support LUSV payload testing and follow-on operations. Due to the nature of this project, specific applications and detailed plans are available at a higher classification.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 3067_0603502N_4_1319_PB_2021
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