Joint Non-Lethal Weapons
Abstract
Project 3172 FY2022 funding request was reduced by $0.887 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Develop non-lethal weapon systems in support of anti-terrorism/force protection missions. Technologies include, but are not limited to: ocular interrupters, vessel propeller occlusion systems, and acoustic hailing devices. Current efforts are focused on the Long-Range Ocular Interrupter (LROI) and Maritime Vessel Stopper (MVS) technologies. The LROI is intended to provide the U.S. Navy with the capability to deliver a bright light producing a dazzling or glare effect on a closing target to warn and/or suppress potential threats through increasing levels of visual degradation. LROI will generate a non-lethal, eye safe laser that will provide warning and suppression effects. The extended range capability of LROI will effectively increase tactical decision-making time in support of escalation of force (EoF) tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) across a broad range of military operations (ROMO). Further, the LROI will enhance Joint Force operations in determining the intent of a potential threat as early as possible. MVS technologies are systems designed to temporarily disable, slow, or stop waterborne vessels of varying degrees of size and different propulsion types in order to effectively execute escalation of force and intent determination procedures. The MVS technologies will provide the US Navy with lightweight, compact, which will stop or slow marine platforms by occlusion of any type of marine propeller or propulsion. The United States Navy Service Common Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) Program of Record manages, procures, and maintains night vision devices, thermal detection devices, day/night weapons optics, and lasers in support of Navy combat capabilities with regard to the detection, recognition, classification, tracking, and destruction of hostile air and surface forces. The USN VAS Program also manages research into the future of visual augmentation systems and engages with Navy and DoD VAS stakeholders to ensure the Navy maintains competitive advantage over near-peer adversaries. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy funding provides the United States Navy Service Common Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) Program of Record with the ability to maintain competitive advantage over the nation's near peer adversaries by leveraging the military research community, other DoD VAS programs, academia and commercial industry in order to transition mature technologies (active, passive, multi-domain imaging sensors, laser systems, display systems, optics, image processing) that align with US Navy and DoD priorities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 3172_0604755N_5_1319_PB_2022
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