Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare
Abstract
The Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare (FSUSW) Project will develop new technology for offensive and defensive warfare conducted on the seabed, in the sea (i.e. subsea), and from the sea. FSUSW focuses on Theatre Undersea Warfare (TUSW), Joint Targeting and Strike, and Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW). There are five thrust areas of FSUSW that are key to enabling Chief of Naval Operations Guidance (CNOG), Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO), and the Commandant's Stand in Force with manned and unmanned warfighting capability. These thrust areas were specifically chosen in direct collaboration with STRATCOM, INDO-PACOM, Fleet and Undersea Warfare Commanders and validated with regular Flag officer engagements. These applied research efforts will enable future undersea weapon systems (e.g., Maritime Strike Tomahawk and ADCAP variants), COCOM campaigns, and operational plans. FSUSW thrust areas include 1) Undersea effectors, 2) Integrated expeditionary subsea system of systems, 3) Multi-Vehicle Torpedo Tube Development System (MVTTDS), 4) Undersea UAV for Over-The-Horizon (OTH) effects and 5) Undersea Launched Devices to enable Commanding Officers and Regional Combatant Commander effects. The five thrust areas are technically and operationally interconnected. The efforts described in this Project address the Applied Research associated with the Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Program. These investments represent game changing technologies with the potential to revolutionize operational concepts. They are disruptive in nature, as they would dramatically change the way naval forces fight. Due to high technical risk, INPs typically have long duration but have no more than three years between decision points. They mature technologies from a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 2 or 3 to a TRL of 6. As such, INPs require both Budget Activity (BA) 2 and BA3 funding. The BA3 INP funds are specified in a separate Program Element (PE), 0603801N Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Adv Tec Dev in the Undersea Warfare Efforts, Project 3458. Information security concerns preclude fully detailed descriptions of project efforts, research activities, and technology development plans. Specific information on each project and activity will be provided separately to the Congressional oversight committees.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 3456_0602792N_2_1319_PB_2023
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