Combat Capability Development Transition
Abstract
The Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is a critical CMC Force Design program. As the Marine Corps' first Ground Based Anti-Ship Missile (GBASM) capability, the NMESIS is a Service Force Design Initial Operating Capability (IOC) priority central to the Marine Corps' contribution to the Naval Expeditionary Force's (NEF) anti-surface warfare campaign. Ground based launchers add a new type of threat against a peer adversary, stress different surveillance and offensive systems, are hard to detect and track in a cluttered environment, and add a significant level of persistence and depth to existing anti-ship capabilities. NMESIS will be employed by Medium-range Missile (MMSL) batteries serving as part of Marine Littoral Regiments (MLR) conducting Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) while persisting inside the adversary's weapons engagement zone (WEZ). When integrated into sensor and communication networks supporting a naval/maritime killchain, and synchronized with employment of other missile systems, the Marine Corps' MMSL battery will serve as a component of the NEF "stand-in force" in support of the naval sea control effort. NMESIS consists of two Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and a launcher/weapon control system integrated on to a ground-based, remotely operated carrier (called ROGUE-Fires). It will provide a ground based anti-access/area denial, anti-ship capability. This program includes design, development, test and production of the NSM launcher, ROGUE-Fires carrier, Weapons Control System (WCS), and Command and Control (C2) connections to enable the transport and firing of NSMs. NMESIS makes extensive use of proven sub-systems, such as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) chassis, the U.S. Navy's Naval Strike Missile and its WCS. Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) is a critical CMC Force Design program. It is a Service Force Design priority and has demonstrated through extensive wargaming and simulations to have significant operational impact in the Naval Expeditionary Force's Anti-Surface Warfare campaign against peer competitors in the maritime battlespace particularly when operating within planned sensor and communication networks. As such the LRUSV capability, when fully matured, is a critical element of force modernization. LRUSVs, employed individually or in formations of multiple vessels under the cognizance of a LRUSV company or subordinate element will be unmanned vessels, capable of conducting semi-autonomous maneuver in the open ocean for extended periods of time employing tele-operated Organic Precision Fires (OPF) and small Unmanned Surface Vessels (sUSV) in support of sea control and sea denial operations. This prototyping effort will use an incremental approach to deliver capabilities that leverages prototype development to integrate vessels, autonomy packages, Fire Control Application (FCA), and OPF, and will be linked to experimentation and demonstration to reduce technical and integration risk, validate designs, and better inform achievable and affordable requirements, with the ultimate goal of delivering operationally suitable and effective capabilities to the FMF in the mid-2020s. In FY 2021, LRUSV awarded three prototype vessels and one contact vessel and began development and integration of the autonomy package and Fire Control Application (FCA). In FY 2022, LRUSV will award two additional prototype vessels, two small Unmanned Support Vessels, and two OPF launchers, will conduct testing, and will initiate the Pilot Course Development. In FY 2023, an Early Operational Assessment (EOA) will be conducted with trained users and LRUSV prototypes to validate employment concepts and further refine requirements. The results from the EOA will inform a Service decision to transition into the Major Capability Acquisition pathway at Milestone B.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 7400_0603635M_4_1319_PB_2022
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