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Abstract
The Submarine Support Equipment Program (SSEP) seeks to develop or transition from the Advanced Submarine Support Equipment Program (ASSEP) and Future Naval Capability (FNC) efforts to all Technical Insertions (TIs). The SSEP is responsible for the development and improvement of submarine Electronic Warfare (EW) systems in support of effective operations in the following mission areas: Joint Littoral Warfare; Joint Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR), Indications and Warnings; Electronic Warfare; Information Operations including Cyber; and Special Operations Force (SOF) support. The rapid proliferation of complex radar, communications and navigation equipment available to potential adversaries creates an increasingly dense and sophisticated electromagnetic environment. Sustained and significant improvements to submarine EW systems are required to maintain tactical ship safety and operational effectiveness. As such, EW was raised to a submarine primary mission area in FY2012 by Commander Submarine Forces, and EW is listed as the number one modernization requirement by the Submarine Tactical Requirements Group (STRG). The RDTE funding line supports the development of capability improvements to submarine electronic surveillance measures that are used to detect, classify, localize, and record radar and communications signals. These enhancements would allow current technology to keep up with the advances in electronic warfare of our adversaries. The funding line also supports the specific development of AN/BLQ-10 EW capabilities to progress PMS435's efforts to provide maximized electronic spectrum digitization, Low Probability of Intercept (LPI)/ Low Probability of Detection (LPD) radars and Critical Event Recorder (CER) capability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 9999_0604503N_5_1319_PB_2020
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