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 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 the requirements defined by the Maritime Expeditionary MCM UUV (MEMUUV) CDD. 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. Viperfish UUV is an incremental increase in capability from MKI8 MOD 2. It will leverage simultaneous volume and bottom mine hunting capabilities, increase endurance from the Mod 2 system, increased depth capability, and will have embedded automated target recognition (ATR).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 4023_0604028N_4_1319_PB_2024
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