usw - newsletter spring 2013 - National Defense Industrial Association

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PROMOTING NATIONAL SECURITY SINCE 1919
SPRING 2013, NUMBER 33
NOTHING IS PERMANENT EXCEPT CHANGE
A MESSAGE FROM THE NAVAL MINE AND ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE
COMMAND (NMAWC)
RADM SCOTT HEBNER, USN,
COMMANDER, NMAWC (D)
It has been said that “nothing is
permanent except change,” and that
is certainly true across a number of
levels as you are reading this newsletter, which normally precedes the
Spring Undersea Warfare Division
(UWD) Conference. As you know,
the conference has been cancelled
due to the severe budget restrictions
under which our military is currently
operating.
In fact, by the time you read this, the
situation could even be worse. As I
draft these remarks, there is considerable uncertainty in Washington
over the government’s budget and
the especially detrimental effects
to our military and defense industry
should Congress be unable to
resolve the crisis and agree on a
budget that avoids sequestration.
RDML ROBERT M. HENNEGAN,
I know that each of you has been
USN, COMMANDER, NMAWC (R)
watching this situation closely since
we all stand to be affected by the outcome of these deliberations.
Regardless of what ultimately transpires (or has already transpired
by the time this newsletter is published), I think it’s safe to assume
that our fiscal challenges will only be more demanding in the
months to come. While these realities are certainly nothing new
to this audience, moving forward they will undoubtedly have even
more of an impact to our efforts than in recent years.
Against this backdrop of fiscal uncertainty and austerity, our
potential threats continue to both proliferate and increase in complexity. The number of nations operating sophisticated, capable
submarines continues to grow and the risks posed by hostile
mines not only persist, but are also expanding as new technologies are developed and put in service. By way of response and
in keeping with the Department of Defense 2012 strategic guidance, our military continues the effort to rebalance towards the
Asia-Pacific region and USW activity in that area of responsibility
indicates that that is precisely where we should be focused. A
“Against this backdrop of
fiscal uncertainty and austerity,
our potential threats continue to both proliferate
and increase in complexity.”
Nothing is Permanent Except Change continued on page 2
I N S I D E
T H I S
I S S U E
NUWC Message to the UWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
UWD Chair’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fall 2012 NDIA UWD Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2012-2013 Academic Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
UWD Study Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Vehicles Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Future Unmanned Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mine Warfare Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Aviation Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Command, Control, Communications and Combat
Systems Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor Systems Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
UWD Management Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Conference Chair’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
NDIA UNDERSEA WARFARE DIVISION
NOTHING IS PERMANENT EXCEPT CHANGE
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recent Defense News article, for example, offered the projection
that some 280 new submarines will be built worldwide over
the next 20 years, and the Asia-Pacific region will account for
over 40 percent of that total. Even as we refocus along these
lines, however, the overall global demand being placed on our
maritime forces has not abated. The intensity, scope, and range
of operations continues to dictate the requirement that our force
remain multi-mission capable, well-trained, and fully prepared
for any contingency throughout the world’s oceans, seas, and
gulfs.
Rising to meet these challenges, the Undersea Warfare community is hardly standing still. 2012 saw continued fielding of
advanced capabilities in both Antisubmarine and Mine Warfare
and an even greater emphasis on multi-national coalition
operations. In the fall, after considerable planning and preparation, a ‘first-ever’ International Mine Countermeasures Exercise
(IMCMEX) was held in and around the Arabian Gulf. While U. S.
led, the exercise and the symposium that preceded it involved
the participation of navies and industry representing more
than 30 nations ranging from Europe to the Far East. It was an
unqualified success, demonstrating both capability and resolve
to support stability in a critical geographic region of the world.
Planning has already begun for a follow-on exercise later this
year, and I fully expect that this will become the norm in FIFTH
Fleet.
In December, the Chief of Naval Operations (as part of a larger
vision to establish leads for each of the principal warfare
domains--air, surface, undersea, and cyber) established Commander, Submarine Force as lead for the Undersea Domain.
This decision directs COMSUBFOR to assume responsibility
as advocate for all undersea capabilities, regardless of what
platform or system hosts them. There are obviously many
details that need to be worked out to effect this change, but
all stakeholder commands within the Navy are moving forward
to execute. This tasking brings with it direction to eventually
align Naval Mine and ASW Command (NMAWC) and other
USW commands under COMSUBFOR with the anticipation
that the synergy gained from this alignment will strengthen our
individual and collective efforts as we continue to tackle the
wide-ranging challenges we face.
On a personal note, my tenure as Commander of NMAWC is
drawing to a close. In mid-March, I am due to be relieved by
Rear Admiral Bob Hennegan. A career submariner, Bob brings
with him a wealth of operational knowledge and a consummate understanding of the complex requirements of Undersea
Warfare. I can’t think of a more capable or qualified Naval
Officer to lead NMAWC as this partnership continues to move
forward in taking our efforts to the next level, and I encourage
each of you to make your introduction to Bob whenever the
opportunity permits.
As I make preparations for my relief, one thing is crystal clear:
Our focus and drive has had a real impact, resulting in direct
and positive improvements in our Navy’s ability to execute
two demanding, complex, and maritime-centric missions. It
has been my distinct pleasure to work with this team and this
association over the past three years. As we all know, however,
much work remains. The threat is constantly changing and
evolving, and we must do more than simply follow suit—we
must draw a lead and ensure that we don’t just match the
threat, we outpace it. As I depart, I wish each of you all the
best and continued success moving forward!
NMAWC COMPLEX, NAVAL BASE PT. LOMA
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR NAVY SPONSOR TO THE
RDML THOMAS WEARS, USN,
COMNUWC
The cancellation of the 2013
Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference came
as unwelcome, though perhaps
not totally surprising, news.
For many years, this annual
event has provided a valuable
venue for government and industry personnel to address the
challenges and opportunities faced by the Navy’s warfighters.
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) has traditionally
had a strong presence at the conference, and we place a
high premium on our collaboration with the National Defense
Industrial Association.
Now, perhaps more than ever, it’s critical that we find innovative ways to continue the dialogue and harness our respective
strengths to ensure that the U.S. Navy’s Undersea Warfare
capabilities remain unchallenged. The Undersea Warfare
community faces technical challenges in addition to the
looming budget issues. These challenges include improving
capabilities for electronic warfare, information operations,
modular weapons, distributed systems, operational planning,
and persistent sensing leveraging alternative energy sources.
Unmanned systems offer a lower cost alternative to improve
operational capacity. While we were unable to hold this year’s
Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference, I’m
confident that our partnership will weather this temporary
hurdle and continue to be strong and fruitful.
“Now, perhaps more than ever,
it’s critical that we find innovative ways to continue the dialogue and harness our
respective strengths to ensure that the U.S. Navy’s
Undersea Warfare capabilities remain unchallenged.”
Unfortunately, we face an unprecedented degree of fiscal
uncertainty that has made stringent cost control measures
necessary. In the absence of an appropriations bill for the
first five months of this fiscal year, the Navy was being funded
under a continuing resolution (CR) that was set to expire in late
March. Extension of the CR at FY 12 levels for the rest of the
fiscal year would have meant that the Navy’s operation and
maintenance accounts would be $4.6 billion short from the
FY 13 request. Moreover, the triggering of sequestration on 1
March means that we face an additional $4 billion-$5 billion
cut in the remaining six months of the fiscal year. In an effort
to slow the “burn rate” of our operations and maintenance
accounts, the Navy has instituted a number of cost reductions,
which include cancelling conferences and severely limiting
travel. As Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has emphasized,
we’re trying to make these actions as reversible as possible,
should the budget issues be resolved.
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DIVISION CHAIR’S MESSAGE
RICK UDICIOUS, CHAIRMAN
UNDERSEA WARFARE DIVISION
Having been involved with NDIA and its
predecessor organization for 30 years
and a member of the Undersea Warfare
Division (UWD) leadership team over a
decade, my reflections as your chairman
are rich with memories of the strength
of our Undersea Warfare industry base’s
capital and people. Having been deputy
and then chairman of this division for the
past five years was a special privilege, and I will forever relish the
camaraderie and professional learning we have enjoyed together.
Yes, this is a farewell address, as term limits require that I pass
the baton. It is my pleasure to have Paul Normand as a successor and thank him for his years of service as a Conference
Chairman and most recently as my Deputy.
“...my reflections as your chairman are rich with memories of
the strength of our Undersea Warfare industry base’s
capital and people.”
Although I will step aside as chairman, I will remain energetically
engaged with the work of the NDIA UWD as we face into unprecedented challenges for our industry and association; I encourage
you to join me. Even if you are on the sidelines offering cheering
support for our mission it will be imperative that we are heard
through the next evolution of the defense business. This a
pivotal time for the UWD, and it is important that we bring full
perspective to the issues we are facing. As you may know, the
challenges to bring value to our members within the constraints
of studies and conferences have no historic reference or cyclic
rationale. The corollary is also true, i.e., we cannot proceed with
“business as usual.” Some commentary from our leaders and
members would suggest we are steaming into uncharted seas,
perhaps with a view that the earth is flat and we are headed over
a bottomless waterfall. Alternatively, as leaders, we must also
recognize that change is inevitable and we must seek the new
opportunities which currently seem in the fog.
We have returned to our mission of providing ecumenical and
objective studies to our Navy stakeholders, albeit with some
bureaucracy and inefficiency. My personal thanks to those
committee members and leaders who have sustained their
energy and found a path back to contributed value. As we move
ahead, we must regain the momentum and enthusiasm to be
the premier source for industry perspectives in the undersea
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warfare domain. Please read the article in this newsletter about
the path forward on continuing our technical studies within the
revised guidelines.
“Less is not always less” is a key lesson we took from our 2012
Fall Conference. We made structural changes to the event
which reduced cost, and although we had a slight reduction in
attendance by members, the feedback on the conference was
very positive. This was not by coincidence, rather the outcome
of a unified, consistent, and focused approach by the leadership team. Some have told me it was the best conference
they’d ever attended!
We will sustain our recognition programs which have been an
important element of the UWD. Awards may be presented in
different venues, yet we will remain focused on the technical
contribution and leadership by key individuals who have kept
our capabilities at the forefront of the world. One of my last
actions as your Chairman was the pleasure of signing awards
for VADM Kevin McCoy, Peter Herstein, Jose Rio, and ENS
Rebecca Moberg. We will also preserve funding for those
university students who are pursuing studies which will directly
contribute to our mission.
The cancellation of our Spring Conference should not be
interpreted beyond the affordability crisis faced by our Navy;
it would have been inappropriate to conduct a discretionary
event at the same time our government leaders are reducing
training, canceling availabilities, and restricting travel. We
expect this is a situational anomaly, yet we are also facing the
reality of a new paradigm for associations and conferences
in an era of austerity. We will use this year’s report to the
Secretary of the Navy to reinforce the criticality of a sustained
and vibrant engagement between government and industry,
including proposed solutions for balancing the mission, venue,
and budget.
Bringing value to our members and constituents is and will
remain the priority of the UWD and we will keep you posted
through newsletters and our web site as we pursue a balance
between affordability and engagement. As we shape our way
into the future, our mission will remain aligned with the Navy’s
need for undersea dominance.
I commend you for your unwavering conviction and patriotic
spirit which is the soul of the industrial base, and I thank you
personally for the honor to have served as your chairman.
FALL 2012 NDIA UNDERSEA WARFARE AWARDS
JUERGEN KEIL
CHAIRMAN, AWARDS COMMITTEE
The NDIA Undersea Warfare Division (UWD) Bronze Award is issued to recognize outstanding
individual achievements in either Science or Engineering in the field of Undersea Warfare and is
awarded to key individuals in the principal Navy and University Laboratories engaged in Undersea
Warfare related activities. By recognizing these individual achievements, the UWD seeks to: reward
achievement in the field of Undersea Warfare; inspire accomplishment by other workers in the field;
and increase public awareness of the field and its importance to Defense preparedness. The NDIA
UWD was pleased to present five Bronze Medal Awards during the Plenary Session of the Fall 2012
USW Conference in Groton, CT, to the following individuals:
DR. RICHARD GR AMMAN
APPLIED RESEARCH L ABOR ATORY
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TEX AS
Dr. Gramann has been engaged in studies
of the ocean acoustic environment and its
impact on sonar design and performance
and is an acknowledged leader in the sonar
signal processing community for ASW
sonars. He has been responsible for many significant technical
developments in signal processing for submarine sonars and
undersea surveillance systems, most notably in the areas of
passive broadband processing and adaptive beamforming.
Dr. Gramann has served as the chair of the ARCI/APB Signal
Processing Working Group since 2002, and also serves as the
co-chair for both the IUSS and the Surface Ship Advanced
Capability Build Signal Processing Working Groups. His
leadership role in undersea warfare has been instrumental
in the working groups’ development and qualification of new
signal processing technologies for the submarine, surface, and
surveillance communities. The undersea warfare community
has greatly benefitted from the new processing and display
technologies that have become operational capabilities in the
last 14 years through the ARCI/APB process. Dr. Gramann’s
contributions have been critically important in bringing these
capabilities to the fleet.
DR. PAUL SHANG
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER
CARDEROCK DIVISION
Dr. Shang has been a significant contributor in the signature silencing efforts for
every submarine class in the current Fleet.
His technical efforts in the development
of advanced stealth technologies and
their application to submarine design for the SEAWOLF and
VIRGINIA Class has led to significant increases in operational
stealth, ensuring the acoustic advantage against threats and
our submarine dominance in undersea warfare. Dr. Shang’s
collaborative efforts with the submarine stakeholder community
also resulted in achieving significant submarine acquisition and
life cycle cost reductions without sacrificing stealth. Dr. Shang
is currently leading the signature technical development and
design for the Ohio Replacement submarine. Over this career,
Dr. Shang has made a substantial commitment to the development and mentoring of future engineers and scientists. In
addition, as the Lecturer in Charge of the Ship and Submarine
Signature Summer Professional MIT graduate course for US
Navy officers enrolled in the Naval Construction and Engineering Program at MIT, he has greatly raised awareness of the
challenges of incorporating signature control into ship design.
Fall 2012 NDIA UWD Awards continued on page 6
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FALL 2012 NDIA UNDERSEA WARFARE AWARDS
DR. JAMES KISENWETHER
APPLIED RESEARCH L ABOR ATORY
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSIT Y
Over the past 27 years Dr. Kisenwether has
made numerous contributions to the Undersea
Warfare Community in the areas of torpedo signal processing, torpedo tactics and intelligent
control of unmanned undersea vehicles, sensors and networks.
His early work in torpedo guidance and control was followed
by roles as Program Manager and test director for three ICEX
events to assess the impact of the Arctic environment on torpedo
performance. Dr. Kisenwether’s responsibilities for ONR technology transitions into weapon acquisition programs supported major
advances for both the MK48 ADCAP software block upgrade
and the Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS).
Dr. Kisenwether also serves as a Principal Investigator for the
Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance Network (PLUSNet)
program and previously led the development of the ASW mission
module for the SEAHORSE UUV. His technical involvement in
signal processing for the submarine Advanced Processor Build
and surface ship Advanced Capability Build programs and in the
development and fielding of intelligent autonomous systems continue to advance the development of current and future undersea
warfare systems.
MR. JOHN BABB
NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
DIVISION NEWPORT
Mr. Babb has made major contributions in the
systems engineering and integration of various
payloads and vehicles into submarine programs
for close to 30 years, enabling a broad spectrum of efforts to proceed to successful demonstration and test.
He made major contributions to UUV system concept development and UUV launch and recovery. Mr. Babb led NUWC efforts
in support of the Ohio SSGN acquisition design, development and
shipyard conversion efforts as well as the technical evaluation of
its Non Propulsion Electronic Systems, Tomahawk weapon system
and Special Operations Forces support systems. He also served
as a SSGN Program Office adjunct in the design, integration and
test of the Reconfigurable Battle Management Center. Currently,
Mr. Babb leads NUWC efforts in support of the Ohio Replacement
submarine and is the Director, Concept Formulation Office in
support of the National Workforce Manager – Undersea. In that
capacity he works across the stakeholder community in the development of innovative submarine concepts. Mr. Babb has pursued
CONFORM efforts throughout his career including an innovative
multi-mission payload concept in the mid 1990’s, variations of
which can now be found in various technology development and
submarine acquisition programs. Throughout his career he has
focused on the development of a NUWC workforce strongly linked
to submarine design.
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MR. ROBERT MANKE
NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
HEADQUARTERS
In his 35 year career, Mr. Manke has compiled
an extraordinary record of leadership and
service to the undersea warfare capabilities of
the US Navy in the areas of acoustic sensor
development, anti-submarine warfare analysis, and operational requirements development for combat systems and future concepts
generation. Mr. Manke was the Program Manager responsible
for the final engineering development of the TB-23 thinline towed
array and handler. His analysis studies of threat capabilities and
performance assessments of US submarine sonar systems such
as the Wide Aperture Array and variable depth towed array were
instrumental in identifying sonar improvements for the SSN 688
submarines and in determining SEAWOLF submarine combat
systems requirements. With the collapse of the Soviet Union,
Mr. Manke assessed the implications of the new world order on
submarine sonar design and employment. He was instrumental in
formulating the technical approach and the final recommendations
for improvements in the “Lost dB Study” which led to the ARCI
Equipment Management Program. Mr. Manke has also conducted
foundational work in the formulation of USW distributed networked
systems concepts and in the assessment of netcentric warfare
for ASW and the asymmetry in maritime access and undersea
anti-access/area denial strategies.
The NDIA UWD is honored to recognize these
individuals for their significant contributions to the
Undersea Warfare community through our awards
program.
Congratulations to our Fall 2012 NDIA UWD
Bronze awardees!
NDIA UWD 2012-2013 ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS
DR. JIM KISENWETHER, CHAIRMAN
ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE
The NDIA UWD established the Academic Fellowship Program in 1990 to provide financial aid to
three PhD candidates at universities closely associated with the Navy’s undersea warfare community. The objective was to attract outstanding students to careers in science and engineering with
specialization in fields pertinent to undersea warfare. A $6,000 stipend is awarded annually to a
PhD candidate at the University of Texas (UT), the University of Washington (UW), and the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). The awardees for the 2012-2013 academic year follow.
TODD GOODALL
Todd Goodall is a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UT. His
research is in the area of feature extraction with application to detection and classification of undersea objects. Research considerations are to apply Principle Component
Analysis Techniques used in the context of facial recognition to undersea sensor data.
He is also interested in using data mining techniques and machine learning algorithms
to aid object classification.
Clark Penrod and Todd Goodall
ANDY PICKERING
Andy Pickering is a PhD candidate in Physical Oceanography at UW. His research
focuses on internal waves or tides generated by tidal flow over undersea topography.
Using measurements from the Luzon Strait, a region with complex topography, eddies,
and strong currents (the Kuroshio), he plans to model the interactions and predict
where internal tidal energy propagates and dissipates in the ocean.
Matthew Alford, Andy Pickering, Bob Odom
ANDREW PYZDEK
Andrew Pyzdek is a PhD candidate in Acoustics at PSU. His research focus is to
extend understanding of fluctuation-based processing which has shown efficacy in
detection and discrimination of signals through the use of higher-order moments. He
plans to use this technique to predict performance and develop thresholds for a variety
of environmental conditions over which an underwater acoustic monitoring system may
operate.
Edward Liszka, Andrew Pyzdek, Lee Culver
The Academic Fellowship Committee is exploring alternatives to the scholarship award and is recommending a pilot program
to have two PhD students attend the next USW Division Conference and discuss their research at the appropriate technical
session. Conference attendance will provide the students with insight to Navy initiatives and needs, facilitate the interaction with
industr y and laborator y researchers, and provide the opportunity for public speaking. We will host Academic Speaker awardees
during the next conference.
Congratulations to our NDIA UWD Academic Fellowship Awardees!
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NDIA UNDERSEA WARFARE DIVISION (UWD) PLANS NO-COST
TECHNICAL STUDY FOR THE NAVY
BRUCE SPEAR
UNDERSEA WARFARE DIVISION STUDY DIRECTOR
The Undersea Warfare Division
(UWD) will conduct a study addressing the topic “Sonar System Applications of Single Crystal Transducers.”
The study customer is Dr. Wallace
Smith, ONR 332, and the UWD study
director is Mr. Bruce Spear.
This will be the first no-cost technical study conducted by the UWD
under new DOD policies and procedures set forth in an ASN RDA memorandum dated 9 July
2012.
The ASN RDA memorandum provides ground rules for
conducting no-cost studies which include:
• Each study topic requirement shall be widely published
and open to all industry, scientific and academic communities with the requisite security clearances that wish
to participate
• Resulting study reports, whether interim or final, and
irrespective of classification, shall not include any proprietary data or trade secret information and will be available for dissemination to the public, unless the report is
classified
• The study will be acquired by designated government
acquisition sources including the Center for Naval Analysis or another Federally funded R&D center, the Naval
Post Graduate School, or the Naval War College
• ONR BD02 is the designated POC for the acquisition
process.
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The study process defined by the ASN RDA memorandum
includes:
• Study topic approval by VADM/Lt. Gen. or higher, specifically CNO, VCNO, CNR, CMC or ACMC
• The study Acquisition Source issues a Notice of study
opportunity
• The study Acquisition Source receives and evaluates study
proposals and issues approval notification and guidance
• The study report should be completed within twelve
months
• The study Acquisition Source performs and independent
assessment of the study report and reports to ONR BD02
and the study customer
• The study customer will pay the study Acquisition Source
costs
• The study Acquisition Source shall not modify the study
report
• Point of Contact for no-cost studies is RDML Allie
Coetzee.
UNDERSEA WARFARE VEHICLES COMMITTEE
RICH TALIPSKY, TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR
TOM RUZIC, TECHNICAL COMMITTEE DEPUTY CHAIR
JIM GRIFFIN, NUWCDIVNPT, NAVY LIAISON
Maritime Open Architecture Autonomy
(MOAA)
A number of people from NDIA member
companies have been participating as
part of the development of a MOAA
business model. The goals are to have
a model that is open and transparent
facilitated by open architecture that is
loosely coupled, has a few well-defined
interfaces that enable multi-contractor
tech insertion, and competition. It endeavors to enable a flexible
software distribution posture for the government while protecting industry technology investments by employing a business
process/architecture model that gives industry the incentive to
participate and bring their innovations. Other goals are to ensure
a level contractor playing field – encouraging new ideas/partners
– enabling collaborative cross-industry / government / academia
contributions via working groups. It will establish a competitive
working culture that enables industry to vet their best contributions while tightly coupling requirements to end-product results
using both hierarchical control and lateral collaboration between
operational stakeholders, acquisition team, contractors and
academia. The working group, which is being coordinated by the
Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Unmanned
Maritime Vehicles Program Office (PMS 406), has had a number
of teleconferences and has reviewed many model drafts. We
had planned for an extensive discussion of the current draft
model at the Spring NDIA Joint Undersea Warfare Conference in
San Diego. Cancellation of that conference has us looking at the
alternatives available for wide industry-government-academia
discussion. We are working with PMS 406 on how to best make
that happen.
Light Weight Tow Torpedo Defense System Transitions To
Acquisition
The Naval Undersea
Warfare Center
(NUWC), Division
Newport has completed the design,
development, assembly, and testing
of two modular Light
Weight Tow (LWT)
Engineering Development Models (EDMs)
in the past thirteen months. The EDMs were demonstrated
successfully at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility in August 2012
and then during at sea testing at the Canadian Forces Maritime
Experimental and Test Range (CFMETR), Nanoose Bay, BC in
September 2012. These EDM units were completed under the
Defense Acquisition Challenge program, sponsored by the Office
“The LWT will enable
any Navy vessel to carry a
torpedo defense system due to
LWTs low cost and minimal space, weight,
and manning requirements.”
of the Secretary of Defense Comparative Technology Office. As
of Fiscal Year 2013, the LWT project has transitioned to the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules Program Office (PMS 420).
PMS 420 will fund LWT mission module development, shipboard
integration, testing, certification, and procurement. Incorporation
of the LWT into a mission module will permit deployment of this
capability aboard all Littoral Combat Ships. The LWT is a towed
torpedo countermeasure, optimized for operations in circumstances where other systems are near the limits of their performance envelopes. The LWT has been demonstrated on multiple
naval platforms, including destroyers, frigates, amphibious ships,
and range vessels against threat representative torpedo surrogates. The LWT will enable any Navy vessel to carry a torpedo
defense system due to LWTs low cost and minimal space,
weight, and manning requirements.
NUWC Division Newport
Successfully Completes
“Bridge - Ex” of Torpedo
Countermeasures
Under the sponsorship of the
Military Sealift Command (MSC),
NUWC Division Newport tested
the employment of Acoustic
Device Countermeasure (ADC)
Mk 2 Mod 4 devices from aircraft
carrier bridge wings and MSC
platforms. This past September,
two instrumented inert ADC
Mk 2 Mod 4 devices were each
dropped twice from the Newport
Pell Bridge to record the forces
the devices would experience. In
addition, six Ready for Fleet Issue devices were dropped and
then tested at the Acoustic Tank Facility to determine if there
was any change in performance. The Newport Pell Bridge was
selected because it provided the necessary height with sufficient margin for the test. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge
Authority (RITBA), Rhode Island State Police, and U.S. Coast
Guard supported the exercise.
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ACQUIRING THE NAVY’S FUTURE UNMANNED FLEET
CAPT DUANE R. ASHTON, USN
PMS 406
Following recent successes in the
use of unmanned systems in combat
operations in Southwest Asia, there
is increased interest in developing
and fielding unmanned maritime
systems within the Department of
Defense (DoD) and North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), as
well as among our allied nations.
Constrained current and future
DoD budgets and a fluid security
environment requiring an innovative approach to maritime tactics
drive unmanned systems towards
the need for increased affordability, reliability, endurance, and
mission capability.
Defense leaders, including Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Admiral Jonathan Greenert, have repeatedly called attention to
the importance of unmanned maritime systems. The need to
provide warfighters with mission capable systems while minimizing the potential exposure to danger is a key tenet of unmanned
systems’ advantages across an increasing variety of mission
applications.
“Constrained current
and future DoD budgets and a
fluid security environment requiring
an innovative approach to maritime tactics
drive unmanned systems towards the need for
increased affordability, reliability, endurance,
and mission capability.”
PMS 406 PROGRAMS
The Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS) Program Office (PMS
406) was established under Program Executive Office Littoral
Combat Ships (PEO LCS) to lead the way in the acquisition and
development of a variety of unmanned systems for both surface
and undersea operations. Put simply, our mission is to build the
Navy’s unmanned maritime fleet. Currently under development
are programs aimed at providing systems for mine detection,
mine countermeasures, mapping, tactical reconnaissance and
surveillance, and general oceanographic data collection. This
past year has seen significant positive momentum in establishing UMS programs, defining and refining how systems will be
used, and pushing to get developmental systems out into the
warfighters’ hands, and we’ve continued to strengthen involvement of operators in the development cycle.
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Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance (PLUS)
The PLUS system provides
effective,
adaptive and
persistent
surveillance of
multiple quiet
targets over
large littoral
areas such
as harbors,
coast lines,
and shipping
lanes. It is designed to be
launch capable
from almost any surface craft with winch/crane capability. Using
a series of sensors, it will collect data on ships, including vessel
type, course, and speed, and environmental factors like water
temperature and salinity. The PLUS system will utilize a variety
of vehicles such as REMUS 600 unmanned undersea vehicles
(UUV) and SeaGliders. The PMS 406 and ONR PLUS teams are
partnered to successfully transition this exciting technology as a
user operational evaluation system for expected deployment by
late fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Knifefish (Surface Mine Countermeasures Unmanned
Undersea Vehicle)
The Knifefish Program utilizes an autonomous unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), launched and recovered from the LCS or
other surface vessel, to search for buried mines in a high clutter
environment using a Low Frequency Broadband Synthetic
Aperture Sonar.
Knifefish, which
is currently in the
critical design
review phase, is
expected to be
deployed on LCS
and be operational by FY 2017.
After being
launched, the
UUV transits to its assigned target area, searches for and maps
mines within that target area, and returns to the platform for
refueling and data retrieval. Post mission analysis of the data is
performed and the minefield structure plotted for the next phase
– mine neutralization by other assets.
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ACQUIRING THE NAVY’S FUTURE UNMANNED FLEET
Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS)
The UISS program satisfies the Navy’s need for a rapid, widearea-coverage mine-clearance capability. The UISS is intended
to neutralize, through influence sweeping, magnetic and acoustic
mines, without taking a manned ship/small craft into the minefield. It is one of the primary mine countermeasures mission
modules for the LCS and is expected to be operational by
FY 2017.
The underlying idea behind the UISS is to have a modular, offboard, unmanned, semi-autonomous system with track-following
navigation capability to get to the minefield, follow a planned
sweep pattern and return to a specified rendezvous point. It
will have interfaces to allow for line-of-sight, over-the-horizon or
Global Positioning System off-board communication, while the
Multi-Vehicle Communication System will allow the unmanned
vehicle operator on the LCS to modify the mission profile, if
needed.
Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV)
The LDUUV is a
long endurance
vehicle operating
autonomously in the
littorals with multiple
mission payloads to
increase the Navy’s
mission capacity and capability
including: above and
below the water
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), anti-submarine warfare, acoustic intelligence,
and intelligence preparation of the operational environment. With
the completion of the analysis of alternatives this spring, we
anticipate the LDUUV Program to move into formal acquisition
with prioritized incremental mission capabilities. It is anticipated
to be launched and recovered from ships, including LCS, and
submarines, as well as from shore. LDUUVs will be deployed by
FY 2022.
These are just a few of the many unmanned systems being
explored or under development within PMS 406 that will enable
the fleet to meet their mission requirements and counter known
and anticipated threats to our Navy and national security. Our
task is to get systems “wet” and into the warfighter’s hands to
garner their “trust” and feedback.
Industry is also pursuing new and innovative concepts for
unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and UUVs.
Commercial applications for unmanned systems are many,
ranging from oceanography, coastal mapping, and underwater
search and salvage to oil rig examination and repair. Building
on these commercial designs and developing new advanced
technology through our industry partners, the Naval Warfare
Centers of Excellence, various educational institutions, the Naval
Research Enterprise, and PMS 406 are developing seafaring
robots for today’s fleet and warfighters of tomorrow.
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UNDERSEA MINE WARFARE COMMITTEE
ERIC HOLMES, CHAIRMAN
BARRY BAKOS, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
TBD, NAVY LIAISON
The Navy continues to emphasize the
importance of maintaining its Mine
Warfare (MIW) capabilities, as evidenced
by frequent MIW exercises in the Persian
Gulf and the success of the first PEO LCS
Technology Day. Organized under the
direction of Dr. Megan Cramer (PEO LCS
S&T Director), the Technology Day, held on
30 Nov 2012, launched the PEO LCS Rapid
Technology Insertion (RTI) process and the introduction of the
PEO LCS technology focus areas. The PEO LCS S&T Investment
Strategy and Implementation document (released Sep 2012) is
highly recommended reading to understand the process by which
PEO LCS program offices will evaluate technology and implement
improvements to the LCS ship and mission module systems.
“The Navy continues to
emphasize the importance of
maintaining its Mine Warfare
(MIW) capabilities, as evidenced by frequent
MIW exercises in the Persian Gulf and the
success of the first PEO LCS Technolog y Day.”
PEO LCS Technology Day
Emphasizing the importance of this strategy was the Technology
Day agenda that included VADM Kevin McCoy (NAVSEA), VADM
Richard Hunt (Director, Navy Staff), VADM Mark Skinner (Principal
Military Assistant to ASN (RDA)), MGEN Tim Hanifen (N95), RADM
Tom Rowden (N96), RDML Jim Murdoch (PEO LCS), RDML Ken
Perry (NMAWC), RDML (Sel) Larry Creevy (SWE CTO), CAPT John
Ailes (PMS420), CAPT Mike Ziv (NAVSEA 05T), CAPT Duane Ashton (PMS 406), and Dr. Megan Cramer. Key points from selected
speakers are presented below:
MGEN Tim Hanifen (N95)
• MIW is currently focusing on mine clearance, but in the future
will also address mining
• We’re not taking the man out of the minefield, but minimizing
the man in the minefield; EOD will always have responsibility to
investigate mines
• Currently conducting an “Apollo 13 Project” – how can you
configure what you have (the fighting force, including LCS) to
meet your objectives; use the LCS volume with a menu of existing capabilities
RDML Ken Perry (Naval Mine and Anti-submarine Warfare
Command (NMAWC))
• LCS is essential to the future of MIW; MIW is a Fleet priority, as
witnessed by what is happening in Fifth Fleet
• Need to take advantage of the LCS Mission Package key
attributes – autonomy, confidence, endurance, combat effectiveness, agility, flexibility, compatibility
VADM Richard Hunt (Director, Navy Staff)
LCS is an “Opportunity” – adaptability, payload, modularity,
volume and margin; our adversaries can out-produce, but we
can out-innovate
CAPT John Ailes (PMS420)
For new systems or technologies, one must ask: “How does my
system contribute to ACRS at reduced Total Ownership Costs
(TOC)?” … and “How will my system/technology fit into the
Navy’s testing program?
IMCMEX 12
RDML Jim Murdoch (PEO LCS)
• The Technology Day is all about “Future Opportunity” with a
focus primarily on MIW
• MIW is a lot harder than ASW – targets are small, they don’t
make noise and they can hide among the rocks
• Mine Countermeasures (MCM) is about improving Area Coverage Rate Sustained (ACRS)
• Identified several LCS technology needs: increased automation;
reduced sensor to shooter timeline; Very Shallow Water (VSW)
and dynamic environmental conditions; migration to unmanned
vehicles
The Navy executed two International Mine Countermeasures
Exercises (IMCMEX) last year and has announced IMCMEX 13
scheduled for May 2013. As General Mattis, Commander Central
Command, stated: “…this year’s effort will reaffirm the ongoing,
• “Speed to the Fleet” – how quickly can we get technologies in
the warfighter’s hands.
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UNDERSEA MINE WARFARE COMMITTEE
global cooperation that this mission enjoys with the international
community’s strong support of free trade.”
IMCMEX 12 demonstrated the capability for improved interoperability and proficiency of Airborne MCM (AMCM), Surface MCM
(SMCM), and Underwater MCM (UMCM) integration among
the participating countries. In all, over 2700 personnel from 33
different countries contributed 24 ships, 4 helicopters, 116 divers,
and 12 UUVs to the exercise. IMCMEX 12 achieved all its objectives and captured numerous lessons learned. The following
paragraphs focus on three areas: the Afloat Forward Staging Base
(AFSB); Command, Control, Communications, Computers and
Intelligence (C4I); and Knowledge Management.
afloat platforms, USS PONCE, RFA CARDIGAN BAY, and USS
GUNSTON HALL. Each platform supported its own commander
task group (CTG) (US, UK, and Canadian respectively) which had
to maintain and share a MIW common operational picture (COP).
Not all units have access to common or compatible communications systems or operate under the same doctrinal concepts,
putting a strain on staff personnel and increasing their workload in
coordinating with the other CTGs and subordinate units. Ideas for
future consideration include:
• Development of a cost effective portable communication system
for all allied participants
• More efficient exchange of MIW-related data via the established
C2 networks
AFSB/Command Ships:
USS PONCE made its
appearance as an AFSB
during IMCMEX 12, providing command, control,
and logistic support for
MCM efforts. AMCM,
SMCM, UMCM missions
and various staffs were
supported. AFSB employment concepts are still under development, determining how to
better utilize USS PONCE’s existing capabilities and apply the
lessons learned to future AFSB configurations. Ideas for future
consideration include:
• Establish and maintain a real time MIW tactical COP through
knowledge management
• Embarking our allies and their MIW systems on the AFSB
• Information standardization for seamless communication
amongst our allies (data format, releasability, connectivity, and
policies)
• Ship spaces arrangements to accommodate various allied
personnel and their access to unclassified and classified spaces
and information
• Operation (deploy, control, and recover) of allied systems from
future AFSBs
• Establishment of standards for modularization and pack up kits
C4I: What will be the
common voice, computer
network, and/or MIW tactical planning tool set that
the US and allies use in
support of their assigned
missions? For IMCMEX
12 there were three
geographically dispersed
command and control
Knowledge Management: Given the number of participants and
amount of information, future IMCMEXs should better incorporate
Knowledge Management (KM) processes in support of MIW
mission execution. Specifically, establishment of systems and
implementation policies to share actionable data and information
across all domains with our allies is needed. Ideas for future
consideration include:
• Establishment of information sharing portals, intra-domain data
transfers, and reporting requirements
• Identification and implementation of a KM Battle Rhythm to
support MIW operations
Past events in the Persian Gulf highlight the importance of
maintaining a strong allied MIW capability for that region and how
critical it is to fully integrate our combined command and control
via AFSB platforms, C4I, and Knowledge Management. As MGEN
Hanifen said at the PEO LCS Technology Day: “MIW is a Team
Sport.”
The International Mine Countermeasures Exercises and the PEO
LCS Rapid Technology Insertion process are just two of the
means of ensuring the US Navy and their allies keep ahead of our
adversaries by maintaining a strong MCM capability.
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UNDERSEA WARFARE AVIATION COMMITTEE
GLEN SHARPE, CHAIRMAN
LUIS RAMIREZ, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
CAPT MATT TOBLER, USN (NAVAIR PMA-264), NAVY LIAISON
Like many of our sister NDIA UWD committees and communities, Aviation will
responsibly react and adjust to the uncertainties and new realities of less financial
resources in the future while continuing to
provide the Navy with advanced airborne
ASW capabilities. I’m very pleased to
welcome and introduce Mr. Luis Ramirez
as Deputy Chairman of the Aviation Committee and CAPT
Matt Tobler as our Navy liaison. Both bring tremendous
subject matter expertise and energy to our committee and
have dedicated their careers to the betterment of Aviation
UW. Aviation UW platforms have had significant accomplishments over the past 6 months with many more on the
horizon. P-8A Poseidon and MH-60R Seahawk production
and fleet deliveries continue bringing sailors the latest in war
fighting advancements and reliability only a new airframe can
provide. New sonobuoy sensor procurements and ground
trainer updates are also progressing and keeping pace with
an ever changing threat and rapidly advancing technologies.
More specific accomplishments are provided below and
released in the public domain.
Navy Awards $1.9B for Third Phase of P-8A Production;
Fleet Receives Fourth Production Poseidon
“P-8A Poseidon and MH60R Seahawk production
and fleet deliveries continue
bringing sailors the latest in war fighting
advancements and reliability only a new
airframe can provide.”
September was a multi-milestone month for the multimission program team, as this $1.9 billion contract modification announcement follows the delivery of the third LRIP Lot
1 aircraft, in addition to the program entering into the initial
operational testing and evaluation period.
“This contract modification and the delivery of the newest
LRIP aircraft to fleet operators, keeps the program moving
in the right direction,” Dillon said. “I am proud of the P-8A
team for all of these significant milestones occurring in one
month – job well done.”
The P-8A integrated test squadron now consists of six test
aircraft, the first three being instrumented test aircraft.
These flight-test aircraft are being used for airworthiness
testing and envelope expansion, mission systems testing,
and stores separation testing. The remaining three are production representative aircraft used to support the conduct
of operational test and evaluation. Pax River’s Air Test and
Evaluation Squadron ONE (VX-1) is the Navy’s operational
test squadron that will be focusing on completing developmental testing, preparing and participating in operational
testing, and initiating fleet transition.
The P-8A Poseidon is the first Navy combat aircraft built
from the ground up on a commercial production line, which
also allows the program to reduce time and overall cost for
the Navy.
Developmental testing to date indicates the aircraft meets
program requirements and is on track for upcoming milestones, with the ultimate goal of initial operational capability
(IOC) in 2013.
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. –
On the heels of the U.S. Navy announcing on Sept. 21 its
plans to buy 11 P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Maritime low
rate initial production (LRIP) Lot III aircraft from Boeing, the
fourth production aircraft was delivered to the fleet Oct. 9.
“The delivery of the fourth LRIP Lot 1 aircraft is a great way
to start the month,” said CAPT Scott Dillon, Maritime, Patrol
and Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Office’s (PMA-290)
program manager.
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To date, the test aircraft have completed more than 600
sorties and 2,500 flight hours. Throughout this year and in
addition to ongoing developmental flight test, the operational
test squadron participated in several major 2012 exercises
including the U.S. Navy’s Bold Alligator exercise in February;
United Kingdom’s Joint Warrior exercise in April and this
month; Australia’s Tactical ASW Maritime exercise in June;
U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific exercise in July and August;
and U.S. Navy’s Valiant Shield in Guam last month.
Undersea Warfare Aviation Committee continued on page 15
“These exercises provide real-world tests of the P-8A’s
capabilities and bring the Navy one step closer to IOC,” Dillon said. “The Navy-Boeing P-8A team can be very proud of
these major program accomplishments and of their contribution to the Navy’s warfighting readiness.”
NAWCAD Commander Rewards Top Performers for
Excellence
The 12th Annual Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s
Commander’s and Innovation Award Ceremony celebrated
completion.
The P-8A Poseidon Integrated Test Team, comprising
representatives from Air Test and Evaluation squadron (VX)
20 and VX-1
at Patuxent
River and
Boeing Test
and Evaluation, demonstrated
technical,
business and
leadership
excellence
through a
series of initiatives and practices founded in cross-functional/cross-organizational teaming and other program lessons
learned. Accomplishments included a redefined strategy for
managing and reporting test point completion, continued
development on future P-8A increments and the execution
of integrated tests in several international exercises.
Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems Program Office
Welcomes New Commander
the best and brightest the organization has to offer by
recognizing 22 teams and two individuals for blazing new
trails in technology, business and leadership.
The ceremony, held Nov. 20 at Patuxent River Naval Air
Station, acknowledged military, civilians and contractors at
Patuxent River; Lakehurst, N.J.; and Orlando, Fla., for team/
individual efforts and excellence that positively impact the
NAWCAD mission.
“The selection process for these awards is always difficult,”
said RDML Randy Mahr, NAWCAD commander. “The selection team is challenged to review the many highly-qualified
and deserving nominations we received, reflecting the
superior work that is being performed across the entire
NAWCAD team.”
The MH-60R Sea Hawk Automatic Radar Periscope Detection and Discrimination Integrated Test Team, Air Test and
Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 successfully planned and
executed a software intensive and technically complex test
on schedule and 16 percent under budget. The team worked
in a seamlessly integrated fashion to identify, analyze and
correct deficiencies as they were discovered. This resulted
in no Part I deficiencies on the system at integrated test
Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems Program Office
(PMA-264) held a change of command and retirement ceremony Sept. 7 here at the Rear Adm. W. A. Moffett Building.
CAPT Matt
Tobler relieved
CAPT Luis
Ramirez as
commander
of PMA-264,
which includes
sonobuoys,
multi-static
active acoustic search
systems, high
altitude ASW, and airborne ASW intelligence programs.
RDML Paul Grosklags, the program executive officer for
Air ASW Assault and Special Mission Programs (PEO(A)),
presided over the ceremony. He thanked Ramirez for his 25
years of dedicated service, and recognized his accomplishments with a Legion of Merit award and a certificate of
appreciation from President Obama.
Undersea Warfare Aviation Committee continued on page 16
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Grosklags recognized the program’s accomplishments
under Ramirez’s tenure and welcomed Tobler to the
team. "In the ASW community, we have a tendency to
focus on the large platforms–the P-3, P-8 and H-60,"
said Grosklags. “But quite frankly they’re the trucks, and
it’s the sensors that PMA-264 provides that allow them
to accomplish their mission. So what you all do here in
PMA-264 is absolutely critical.”
Tobler feels confident, looks forward to working with the
264 team, and already has an outline for the near future.
“The next few years will indeed be transformational for
anti-submarine warfare. We will transition our sensors to a
family of new platforms, and we will facilitate a new era of
tactics enabled by wide area acoustic search and undersea engagements derived from global positioning system
coordinates,” he said.
“As we progress through these exciting times, we’ll be
challenged by technical and programmatic complexities,
constantly evolving threats, and serious fiscal constraints.
I have every confidence that success in this environment
will be won by the unyielding efforts of the incredibly
talented workforce that is PMA-264.”
Tobler entered the Navy in 1990 through the Naval
Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of
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Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in engineering mechanics. Following designation as
a naval flight officer in September 1992, he reported to Sea
Control Squadron TWENTY FOUR (VS-24).
Tobler reported to the Naval Postgraduate School in June
1997, where he earned a Master of Science degree in
aeronautical engineering. He graduated from the U.S. Naval
Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Md. in December 1999
and served two years as project officer and S-3B test naval
flight officer in Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Zero.
Tobler returned to VS-24 in 2001 for his department head
tour, then joined the aerospace engineering duty officer
community in 2004 as assistant program manager for
systems engineering for the S-3B.
Tobler then served as systems engineering and integrated
test team lead and then integrated product team lead for
the littoral surveillance radar system CNO special project
until December 2009, after which he served in his previous
position with PEO(A).
UNDERSEA COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND
COMBAT SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
PAUL ROSBOLT, CHAIRMAN
DR. BOB ZARNICH, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
CAPT DEAN NILSEN, USN (PEO IWS 5), NAVY LIAISON
Greetings, All! I know that you share
my disappointment in not going to
San Diego this month. For those of
us in the northeast, the San Diego
conference has been the marker
between winter and spring. We had
a great fall conference. I commend
especially those in the C4I area—we
had a terrific C4I session. Despite the
budget challenges, our Navy partners
are continuing to make great strides in USW focused C4I/
Combat Systems. See the below from CAPT Nilsen for
some great examples!
From CAPT Dean Nilsen, USN
(PEO IWS 5):
As I write this article, sequestration has just taken effect and we
continue to plan for the possibility
of having to operate under a yearlong continuing resolution. In this
environment of budgetary uncertainty, there remains one clear
outcome – our newest undersea
warfare (USW) systems operating
in the Fleet today are resulting
“In this environment of
budgetary uncertainty, there
remains one clear outcome – our newest undersea warfare (USW) systems operating in The
Fleet today are resulting in successful forward
deployments and bring significant capability to
the Warfighter.
in successful forward deployments and bring significant
capability to the Warfighter. It is important to reiterate
the fundamental role which industry continues to play in
building, delivering, and maintaining our nation’s USW
capabilities in the Fleet. Your perseverance, innovation,
and leading technologies continue to keep the U.S. Navy
preeminent in USW. The main focus of IWS 5.0 and all of
PEO IWS is to continue to develop, deliver, and sustain
operationally dominant combat systems. Industry remains
a cornerstone of USW and your continuously innovative
approaches in improving system reliability, affordability,
and capability will keep our Navy USW peerless in the
world.
The Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USWDSS) successfully completed a DT2/IT1 test at-sea in the
Western Pacific this past fall during Valiant Shield 12. The
testing demonstrated the full capabilities in a robust, realistic Carrier Strike Group (CSG) environment with multiple
assigned CSG assets (DDGs) and a shore site included in
the network. The Build 2 Release 3 software is completing
final certification before being installed on FDNF ships in
preparation for Initial Operational Test & Evaluation with
COMOPTEVFOR this summer.
The ACB-11 build of SQQ-89A(V)15 continues to perform well at sea. This update to the ASW processing on
CRUDES ships brings several significant advances: Active
Clutter Reduction, Passive Processing Upgrades, and
Surface ASW Synthetic Training (SAST). An Operational
Assessment of ACB-11 will be conducted this spring with
Initial Operational Test & Evaluation with COMOPTEVFOR
tentatively planned for FY14, based on ship availability.
We are enjoying many firsts regarding installation of the
AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 surface ship sonar suite. Installation
is complete on the first Cruiser Aegis Modernization (CG
AMOD) ship, USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62) and underway on the first Destroyer AMOD ship, USS JOHN PAUL
JONES (DDG 53). Pacific Fleet installations remain our top
priority. Multiple Combat Systems Ship Qualification Tests
(CSSQTs) are scheduled to support previous and ongoing
installations.
The Aircraft Carrier Tactical Support Center (CV-TSC) Build
7.0 provides over the horizon detection, classification, and
localization support for the Aircraft Carrier and embarked
MH-60R aircraft in support of ASW and SUW missions in
real-time. Through its wideband tactical data link, CV-TSC
exchanges tactical and sensor data (acoustic, multi-mode
radar, and video) with the MH-60R for increased situational
awareness and data analysis and processing. This upgrade
has been installed on four CVNs with several installations
continuing this FY.
Lastly, APB-11 completed Step 4 at-sea testing on a Virginia class SSN and is being fielded by PEO SUB Program
Offices. Compact Towed Array (CTA) telemetry recently
completed a successful at-sea test. CTA could eventually
form the backbone of a more reliable TB-29. While new
array funding is becoming scarce, there is renewed interest
in flank arrays, based on the Large Vertical Array advanced
development model performance. Our Lightweight LCCA
is planned for installation as an ADM on a 688I class SSN;
this enables improved situational awareness at a lower
cost than LCCA.
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UNDERSEA WARFARE SENSORS COMMITTEE
JOSE RIO, CHAIRMAN
JUERGEN KEIL, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
CAPT MICHAEL BYMAN, USN (PMS 401), NAVY LIAISON
This year, due to rigorous budget
pressures, we have had to cancel our
spring conference. However, this does
not reflect on the work of the Undersea
Warfare community. Our committee
received 18 proposals for presentation and the work underpinning these
proposals tells a story that underscores
not only the sustained focus of the community but also accounts for innovation
and quality that support the accompanying work.
The following will summarize some of the extensive proposal
content. The theme this spring is “Role of Undersea Warfare
in Assured Access.”
The application of Single Crystal Technology to Navy sonar
systems encouraged by ONR Code 332 has precipitated
NDIA UWD study plans (open participation to industry and
all interested agencies). The operating characteristics: high
fractional bandwidth and attractive performance / cost
features that can support a wide range of submarine sensors
and missions compel serious consideration and promise
large performance gains. Single Crystal material is a solid
solution of lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT)
and the performance gains are the result of sustained work
since before the year 2000.
“...the work underpinning
these proposals tells a story that
underscores not only the sustained
focus of the community but also accounts for
innovation and quality that support the accompanying work.”
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) and undersea telemetry and positioning systems are being coupled to achieve
expanded capabilities by interconnecting undersea gliders
and surface and aerial assets. The standardization and
coordination of existing Navy undersea capabilities will yield
many operational benefits.
Exploitation of low-cost battery powered sensor systems
that have implicit signal processing capability and opportunistically capture threat source signals can yield source
bearing estimates. These can be applied in a variety of
contexts to support Naval operations.
Waveguide invariant processing is applied to passive ranging of near end-fire broadband sources off of horizontal line
arrays in the shallow water environment where multipath
interference presents a challenge. Usually operational
scenarios where tactically advantageous access is desired
present such challenges.
Trident SSBN navigation was comprehensively tested in 2012
as part of the Gypsy-India Operational field assessment
conducted in the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). Test
results form a basis for improving performance/robustness
of critical Navy navigation capabilities so important to SSBN
missions.
Deployment of fiber and fiber-optic sensors accrues numerous advantages for undersea monitoring and tracking of
submarines and surface ships in shallow and intermediate
depths. Power at the sensors is not required and that alone
translates to endurance, maintenance and cost benefits
while providing comprehensive domain awareness.
Integration of expanded capabilities such as e-field sensing
is vital to maintaining the Navy’s performance superiority.
The Q-53 Sonobuoy is a key element of our ASW mission
and the integration of the e-field three dimensional sensors
into a standard type-A envelope requires considerable
design foresight. The resulting design must not degrade
existing functionality while at the same time meeting all of the
e-field functional requirements.
The use of optical triaxial accelerometers as well as optical
hydrophones and optical compass devices makes possible
fiber optic vector sensors and the concomitant advantages.
These sensors are low noise and high dynamic range
devices thus performance is improved.
Cooperative real-time positioning of single participants has
been problematic due to the necessity of calibrating associated sensor arrays. Presently an SBIR program sponsored by
NAVSEA, PEO LMW has developed and field tested a prototype system that can be deployed from submerged submarines as well as other platforms unlike existing systems. This
design includes a self-calibrating sensor array. This obviates
the risk and expense of existing approaches and maintains
the required performance.
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Sites that characterize acoustic signatures of U.S. submarines have been reanalyzed to eliminate sensor failures and
improve the fidelity of the characterization. This ostensibly
minimizes the risk of exposure of our submarine assets.
The Submarine Hold-At-Risk (SHARK) envisioned as an element of the DARPA Deep Sea Operations Program (DSOP) is
slated for deep ocean test events in 2013 and 2014. SHARK
is a system of many unmanned underwater vehicles designed to detect and track threat incursions in a deep water
operational area and thus enable untrammeled operation of
U.S. forces.
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A passive to active Multistatic hand-off is envisioned to
enable robust detection, classification, localization, and
tracking by means of passive/Multistatic active data fusion.
This design has been simulated by SPAWAR and shows
an improvement in localization, tracking, and detection
performance.
Periscope technology is moving forward and providing
improved performance and functionality to the sailor. The
work has combined the best of the legacy systems with the
newer technology and improved software and graphical
user interface.
Low frequency acoustic fades for active transmission in the
Philippine Sea have been characterized for a 107 km path.
This characterization will determine improved employment
of our active sonar assets and increase operational effectiveness.
Wave energy harvesting systems improve the high endurance availability of power for remote ocean based sensors.
These systems promise energy to a wide range of sensors
that are remotely ocean based.
Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS-5) manages cross enterprise focus in warfare systems covering the entire range of
Navy missions: submarine, surface, netted, logistic, installation, in service support, decision support, and system
architecture.
Effective training in the employment of Active Sonar is
important otherwise the benefits of using active are compromised. It is imperative that environmentally realistic
models be used. Training to support the employment of
Active Sonar has always been problematic due to the need
for relevant context settings. To provide for the full range of
possible and even likely operating environments in a cost
effective manner it is necessary to exploit state of the art
technology and sophisticated modeling to achieve success.
As in the past I want to thank Juergen Keil for providing
excellent support. We acknowledge the support of our USW
Sensors Liaison CAPT Michael Byman, USN. I also want to
thank CAPT Bruce Roulstone, USN (ret) and Kim Williams for
providing very significant support.
The use of sonobuoys to monitor self-radiated noise
provides our platforms agility and self-validation wherever
they happen to be deployed.
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NDIA UNDERSEA WARFARE DIVISION (UWD)
MANAGEMENT TEAM 2013
Division Liaisons
RDML Tom Wears
Theresa Baus
Greg Jones
Bill Carlson
Jim Fitzgerald
Bruce Roulstone
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NDIA UNDERSEA WARFARE DIVISION (UWD) MANAGEMENT TEAM 2013
Executive Board
Barry Bakos
Mike Cortese
Tom Dion
Terry Haid
Eric Holmes
John Holmes
Tom Jones
Wayne Jakubowski
Juergen Keil
Jim Kisenwether
Craig Knouse
Mike Mahon
Samuel (Skip) Miller
Joe Natale
Dave Nelson
Paul Normand
Luis Ramirez
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Paul Rosbolt
Tom Ruzic
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Advisory Council
Gregg Bauer
Jerry Bradshaw
John Brandes
John Butler
Lisa Callahan
Phil Davis
Jay Donnelly
Frank Drennan
Jim Durham
Mark Kenny
Peter Mikhalevsky
Terry Miller
John Padgett
Don Randall
Mike Sharp
Bruce Spear
Dave Toms
Mike Twyman
Mike Tucker
Ray Witter
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JOINT UNDERSEA WARFARE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES
WAYNE JAKUBOWSKI
SPRING CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
Although a terrific Spring
Conference was being Tee’d up with most
speakers even confirming
early, we are back to the
drawing board with how
best to support this need
going forward. The West
Coast Undersea Warfare
Conference committee is
currently looking at ways
to further reduce the cost
of participation without impacting the quality and
associated value to both the government and
industry. In addition, a scenario where the hosting coast is alternated year to year between the
Spring and Fall conferences may be of interest,
as well as greater participation by the Admiral
Kidd Conference Center for the Mongolian
Barbecue. Over the coming year these and other
ideas will be vetted to converge on an approach
that reflects the current fiscal climate. Thanks
to all who have provided valuable “improvement
inputs” year to year and we will continue to take
any and all suggestions going forward. We are
hopeful that the NDIA Undersea Warfare conferences will be back on track shortly.
NDIA UWD NEWSL E T T E R
N D I A H E A D Q U A RT ERS
Published periodically to communicate activities and
plans. For inputs or suggestions contact:
Assistant Vice President, Operations
CAPT Bruce Roulstone, USN (Ret)
[email protected]
Tel: 703.247.2574
Meeting Planners
Kim Williams ([email protected]) 703.247.2578
Angie DeKleine ([email protected]) 703.247.2599
Allison McCloskey ([email protected]) 703.247.2570
Tia Pitt ([email protected]) 703.247.9467
Please notify Kim, Angie, Tia or Allison of address changes.
CAPT Tom Dion, USN (Ret), Editor
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
[email protected]
Tel: 401.842.5597
Copyright © 2013 NDIA. All rights reserved.
Cleared for public release. Printed in the U.S.A.

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