Undersea Warfare and Technology Focus Area
Abstract
This focus area will develop the enabling capabilities and key technologies required to maintain undersea dominance, drawing on the recommendations of the Long-Range Research and Development Program Plan under the Defense Innovation Initiative. Major drivers in the undersea domain include the development of extra-large, large, and small families of multi-mission unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) and the rapid growth of commercial undersea activity. The DoD is exploring emerging concepts for ubiquitous undersea communications, command and control, and large-scale UUV capabilities. In order to enable these concepts, RRF will focus on developing capabilities and technologies such as undersea power production, storage and distribution; enhanced signal processing; autonomy; undersea situational awareness and navigation; sensors; undersea communications; and advanced materials development and production. Projects in this area are generally short term, high risk and high pay-off.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- c1ec1aa2d3779d3e18bef2a948752ddd