Autonomous Operations UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability Undersea Autonomous

Autonomous Operations UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Description: Development/demonstration of the capability to access denied areas in all conditions with reduced human risk for maritime reconnaissance, undersea search/survey and submarine track and trail; to connect the undersea battlespace to theater network Technologies: Autonomy, subsurface navigation, communication, energy, vehicle and network control, sensors, data fusion Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v 1 - 1 Feb 00 1

Autonomous Operations UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Critical Operational Gap: In denied littoral areas: sustained ISR reach, timely object detection/environmental characterization, detection of submarines leaving port or through choke points; cross platform connectivity (manned-unmanned; undersea-surface -air) and undersea navigation Technical Approach: Develop and demonstrate autonomous: collection of broadband intelligence data for several days inshore from offshore; environment/object mapping using mixed vehicle formations; detection, trail and handoff of submarines at egress with passive sensors and long dwell times; communication and navigation relay and reference using pop-up platforms “Feats” Demonstrated/Enabled: Reduced human risk, more cost-effective accomplishment of a number of specific missions (ISR, MCM, amphibious assault, ASW) Reliable, long endurance autonomous systems that will revolutionize strategy and tactics in littoral warfare and counter in-kind adversarial systems (enable symmetrical response) Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v 1 - 1 Feb 00 2

Autonomous Operations UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Supporting Technologies: Autonomy, subsurface navigation, communication, energy, vehicle and network control, sensors, data fusion National/International Efforts: DARPA/France: navigation; NOAA: fixed underwater laboratories; NSF: deep sea vehicles for seafloor exploration; SACLANTCEN: UUVs for environmental reconnaissance, mine countermeasures Planned Demonstrations: FY 04 Maritime Reconnaissance: 100 nm radius, 100 hr station, reconfigurable payload FY 04 Comm/Nav Aid: 100 km*kb/sec Acomms, 256 kb RF, GPS equiv subsurface FY 05 Search and Survey: dual platformation for one-pass target ID FY 07 Sub Track and Trail: 100 nm radius, 200 hr endurance, passive sensors Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v 1 - 1 Feb 00 3

Undersea Autonomous Operations Planned Demonstrations Communication/Navigation Aid

Maritime Reconnaissance Capability · · · Passive EM/EO Localization and I&W – IMINT, SIGINT, RADINT, METOC, MASINT Option for active target designation Multi-platform (TBD) – SSN or ship of opportunity • • Reconfigurable Payloads: – Mast, UAV, or Balloon (TBD) – Similar functions to Type 18 Periscope UUV Size: – >= 21” (TBD) Radius of Operation: – 10 -100+ nm On station time: – ~100 hours UUV MP Team and Innovation Workshop Ranked this capability as #1

Undersea Search & Survey Capability Components of the Capability: Communicate Existing Programs (large UUVs): • Organic Reconnaissance (supporting peacetime and wartime) – Clandestine (LMRS) – Limited Observable (RMS) • Large Area Oceanography – TAGS Ship survey – Small boat SW survey New Programs (massive quantities of small UUVs): • Large Area and Mine Reconnaissance/Clearance – Near-term focus on rapid, overt reconnaissance, growth to other areas in future • Real time environmental characterization (all UUVs) Object Locations and Images Bottom Mapping METOC Data This Capability Rated #2 by the UUV MP Team

Communications and Navigation Aid / Relay • • Clandestine communication and navigation relay function – RFSATCOM and ACOMMS link • For small UUVs • For submarine communications at speed/depth • For special forces, divers – Area navigation reference • For small UUVs • For SSNs at depth – Support SOF forces ashore or in water • Small Low Cost Systems – Candidate for combination with other missions/capabilities – Retrievable or Expendable Also an inherent part of all larger UUVs Data retrieval and exchange with subsea systems (buoys, arrays, etc) – Surface, Sub, or Air Launched Timed lane markers for AOA and other missions needing “pop up” navigation references – RACON Buoy approach – Show up on radar – Red / Green Enabling Undersea Node of the Net Centric Warfare Sensor Grid

Submarine Track & Trail Capability Chokepoint and Port Egress Scenario: · Intel Cueing · Loiter/ Search · Detect / Class · TMA & Trail 2 1 Patrol Detect 3 NE Asia Chokepoint Transit TMA 4 • Trail SW Asia Port Egress 5 6 Attack or Trail Handoff Payoff: · Enables “blue” deliberate attack • • UUV Size: – >>= 21” (TBD) Passive sensors Radius of Operation: – 10 -100+ nm Endurance: – ~200 hours Hold trail at non-alerted speeds UUV Master Plan - 09/24/99 Page 8

Autonomous Operations UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Transition Opportunities: Maritime Reconnaissance Capability: Mission Reconfigurable UUV - Tactical FY 04, Per Current Budget N 873, PE 603254 N, V 2094 Undersea Search and Survey Capability: LMRS and SAHRV P 3 I N 873, N 852 FY 06, Per PR-01 Budget (SAHRV) Communications/Navigation Aid Capability: Mission Reconfigurable UUV - Mini N 852, N 873 FY 05, POM-02 Issue Submarine Track and Trail Capability Mission Reconfigurable UUV - Tactical FY 08, Per UUV Master Plan N 873, PE 603502 N, V 2094 This AO FNC Above Core Proposal has been endorsed via letter by N 85 B, N 87, PEO -MIW, PEO-USW, PMS 403 and via email by PMS-EOD Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v 1 - 1 Feb 00 9

Activity Acquisition Programs AN/BLQ-11 A, (LMRS) (PE 603502 N, V 2094) Baseline Development, IOC LMRS P 3 I (SAS and L-PUMA) Production and O&S MRUUV - Tactical (PE 603502 N, V 2094) Maritime Reconnaissance Dev. , IOC Submarine T&T Development, IOC Production and O&S MRUUV-Mini (POM-02: UUV Master Plan) Comm/Nav Aid Dev. , IOC SWARM (MCM) Development, IOC Production and O&S Columbus UUV (NAVOCEANO) Technology Development 6. 3 Efforts Maritime Reconnaissance Demo Undersea Search and Survey Demo Com / Nav Aid Demo Submarine Track and Trail Demo Energy (existing ONR 6. 3 Program) 6. 1 and 6. 2 Supporting Technology Autonomy (on board decisions) Navigation (precision, non-traditional) Networking (Group Behavior) Vehicle Technology Advanced UUV Sensors Energy 6. 1 R&D Leading to New Missions FY 99 FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 Autonomous Operations FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 Note: All transitions not shown for clarity AO FNC Above Core Transition Development Capability

Autonomous Operations UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Ramifications if Not Funded • Creates crippling discontinuity in transition pipeline for UUV technology • Significantly increases cost and risk to MRUUV Program • Delays UUV Master Plan implementation more than 5 years • Prolongs reliance on manned systems for high risk, undersea operations • Critically delays fleet defense against subsurface, asymmetric threats Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v 1 - 1 Feb 00 11

Submarine Track and Trail AO Above Core Proposal Deployable Shallow Water Autonomous Systems LASW Above Core Proposal 40 node barrier Integrated USV/UUV Minehunting OMCM Above Core Proposal VSW/SZ Clearance OMCM Core Proposal mini vehicles crawling/swimming network 10 -50 sq km coverage days-weeks duration VSW/SZ coastline 40 ft small vehicles networked cells 50 -300 sq km coverage days-weeks duration Shallow Water Undersea Search and Survey AO Above Core Proposal large and small vehicles cooperative formations 300 -600 sq km coverage days duration Shelf Break 200 ft 600 ft