Expeditionary Underwater Systems
Abstract
Funding supports the development of unmanned systems for the Navy's expeditionary unmanned underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Mine Countermeasures (MCM) capability. Specifically, it provides for development of affordable expeditionary, unmanned underwater systems to support Navy Expeditionary forces including EOD, Mobile Diving and Salvage, Underwater Construction Teams (UCT), Very Shallow Water (VSW), and Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures (ExMCM) mission operations. The equipment must be highly portable in order to support the Navy EOD technician to safely approach, render safe, recover, exploit, and dispose of underwater explosive threats to include sea mines, limpet mines, and unexploded ordnance. Provides support for the Navy's high priority missions of Maritime Homeland Defense and MCM, including clandestine reconnaissance and mine clearance in support of amphibious operations. Development of Expeditionary UUV systems to support localization render-safe and detailed intelligence gathering of unexploded ordnance (UXO) including Underwater Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). This project directly supports Department of the Navy Strategic Roadmap for Unmanned Systems promulgated in March 2018 and the requirements defined by the Maritime Expeditionary MCM UUV (MEMUUV) CDD and is being executed in accordance with approved CNO N9I Requirement #056-95-19, "Capability Development Document for Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response Family of Systems," July 23 2019. FY22 will continue the development and testing of advanced technologies that will allow warfighters to detect, classify, and localize high priority threats in meeting mine warfare missions. MK 18 Mod 2 Increment II upgrade will provide improved Automated Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms, more advanced autonomy architecture and continue to enhance electro-optic sensor performance. Increment II development and testing will focus on improving MCM performance and reducing the tactical timeline through development of a Reacquire, Identify and Mark capability. Additional efforts continue to execute the open competition process necessary to acquire and verify an EOD Response ROV capability focusing on user effectiveness and operational suitability to provide a ROV based target interdiction capability to address the capability gaps assessed in the previously conducted Expeditionary UUV Neutralization System (EUNS) AoA and defined by the Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) CDD approved 23 July 2019 (CDD # 056-95-19). This next generation capability is developed to decrease risk when reacquiring/investigating a potential threat (i.e. sea mine or maritime IED). Beginning in FY22, the EOD Response ROV and MESR efforts transition to Project Unit 3447.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 4023_0603654N_4_1319_PB_2022
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