OPNAV N95 UpdateMine Warfare Association

G t I d t DGovernment—Industry Day

MajGen Robert S Walsh CAPT Glenn AllenMajGen Robert S. WalshDirector, Expeditionary WarfareOPNAV N95

CAPT Glenn AllenBranch Head, Mine WarfareOPNAV N952

Agenda

• Current Environment

• State of Mine Warfare

• MIW RoadmapMIW Roadmap

• Program Activity in MIW

• Challenges / Priorities

M i Ri k S t i i C bilit d C it d i t iti t LCS

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Managing Risk: Sustaining Capability and Capacity during transition to LCS MCM MP systems

MCM Transformation—The PlanDETECT/IDENTIFY NEUTRALIZE SWEEP

MCM MH-53E MCM MCMCU

MH-53ESQQ-32AQS-24 SeaFox AAG & IAAG

MH-53E

Mk-104

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

RREN

Marine Mammals

EOD Mk-105 Infrasonic Advanced Acoustic Generator

Disposal

Unmanned Underwater Vehicle with Low-Freq Broadband JDAM Assault Breaching

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Towed SonarSonar

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ALMDS

UUV w/LFBBMk18 UUV

Airborne Laser Mine Detection System

JABS

COBRA

MH-60S

Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Littoral Combat ShipLittoral Combat Ship

Coastal Battlefield Recon & Analysis

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RMSAQS-20A

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AMNS

UISS

USV

Unmanned Influence Sweep System

Airborne Mine Neutralization System

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AMNSMH-60S

Maintaining Operational Capability While Transitioning to LCS MCM MPRemote Minehunting System

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MCM Roadmap

MCM-1 Class

LCS-2

MH‐53E

Current MCM Force 2014

Future ForceFOC 2019

Bridging Technologies

SQQ-32LCS-1

RMSMH-60S

SLQ-48

MH 53E

RHIBSMCM

USVMinehunting Unit (MHU)

MH-53E

AQS-20AAMNS

ALMDS

Mk-104

Seafox(ID/neutralize)

SQQ‐32 High

AQS‐24volumeupgrade

UISS

AQS-24EOD

JABSMk-105

UUV w/LFBB

SQQ 32 High Frequency Wide‐Band 

Upgrade Mk 18 Mod 2UUV

Influence Sweep

MCM VISIONMCM VISION

Current Systems• Dated technology

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Modeled Performance• Fast and Agile

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COBRA

MCM VISION:MCM VISION:1. Reduce MCM timelines for Combatant

Commanders2. Reduce risk from sea mines to allow Joint Force

mission execution• Slow speed of advance• Large footprint• Manpower / Training Intensive

• Precise• Modular• Optimized use of Manpower

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3. Integrate new and evolving technologies into the Littoral Combat Ship to fill capability gaps

Current Resource Environment• PB14 passed without sequestration due to budget compromise

• PB15 in process of being submitted to Hill

P d f i d b d i— Protected from sequestration due to budget compromise

• Back to sequester levels in FY16 if grand bargain not reached

Sequester level also known as Budget Control Act (BCA) level— Sequester level also known as Budget Control Act (BCA) level

• Navy is working two different budgets for POM 16

— Baseline at BCA levelBaseline at BCA level

— Excursion for adds if compromise is reached

• Continued focus is on improving and sustaining current capability while p g g p ydelivering the LCS Mine Countermeasure Mission Package

N95 Priorities during a challenging fiscal environment:• LCS IOT&E

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• LCS IOT&E• Sustain Legacy Systems• Invigorate Maritime Mining

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Mine Warfare Program Activity

• Avenger Class MCM’s• 2 C5F MCMs C5F redeployed to CONUS• 2 San Diego MCMs to replace C7F AVENGER and DEFENDER• C5F to receive permanent MCM crews• SQQ-32(v)4 / HFWB install on C5F MCMs

• PONCE remains in C5F• Major International Mine Countermeasures Exercises

• Sep 2012 & May 2013• IMCMEX 14 in November

• Seafox Neutralization Units exercised in C5F: Surface, Airborne, and Portable Mine Neutralization Systems

• Mine Hunting Units deployed to Bahrain• ALMDS early deployment to C5F, IMCMEX 14. (CNO interest item)

Improvements To MCM Force Remain a Priority during TransitionImprovements To MCM Force Remain a Priority during Transition

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Maritime Mining

• Quickstrike Mod 3: – Mk-65: IOC 2009, fleet intro of new algorithms in Q4FY15 and Q4FY16– Mk-62/63: IOC Q4FY17

• Submarine Launched Mobile Mines (SLMM):– Capability has been reinstated; maintenance continues

• LDUUV Mining Demo – California A il 2014 ONR LDUUV INP hi l t d li i lik bj t– April 2014: ONR LDUUV INP vehicle to deliver mine-like object

• Quickstrike Wing Kit Demo– Fleet demo to be completed NLT July 2014

• Advanced Undersea Weapons System (AUWS): FY14 FNC– Wide area coverage weapons with distributed sensor field and RECO

• Near-term Initiatives AUWS (FNC)– Converting SLMM warheads into LDUUV-delivered mines

• N95 POM-16 Above-Core Submissions– Clandestine Delivered Mines– Quickstrike Wing Kits– Quickstrike Wing Kits– Mk-65 RECO

Weapon Node on LDUUV

Anchored Weapon

Node

Sensor NodesSensor Nodes

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MIW Challenges• Maintaining the Current MCM Force Today While Delivering Future

LCS MCM MP Systems

• Fiscal EnvironmentFiscal Environment

• Speed of the Kill Chain for all MCM Systems

• Revitalizing U.S. Intermediate and Deep Water Mining Capability

• Low Cost, Innovative, Expedient/COTS Solutions

• Plan for Obsolescence - Require modular, open architecture systems that are supportable long term

Where Industry may helpWhere Industry may helpWhere Industry may helpWhere Industry may help- UUV power generation / endurance- Unmanned System Autonomy- Info sharing and cueing among Manned and Unmanned Systems

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QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

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BACKUPBACKUP

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Current MCM Force

Airborne Mine Hunting and Sweeping

Mine Countermeasures (MCM) TriadAVENGER‐Class Minesweepers (MCM‐#)

MH‐53E Squadron/DetachmentMH 53E Squadron/Detachment

EOD MCM Platoon

AirborneMCM 

SurfaceMCM 

Underwater MCM 

4* – BahrainHM14 – Norfolk

2 MH 53E Korea

3 – San Diego4 – Norfolk 2 Rota

Underwater Mine Hunting and Neutralization

Surface Mine Hunting, Sweeping, and Neutralization 

4 – Sasebo 5 – San Diego

2 MH-53E - KoreaHM15 – Norfolk

4 MH-53E - Bahrain

2 – Rota 1 – Bahrain 1 – Guam1 – Sasebo

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MCM Environment

Shore FacilityMCMC

AFSB LCSLCS

LCSVTUAV

MOC

MH-60

USVMH-60ALMDS

RMS EOD UISS AMNS

Neutralizer

USV

Mk-18 UUVNeutralizer

MOC – Maritime Operations CenterRMS – Remote Minehunting SystemUISS – Unmanned Influence Sweep SystemUSV Unmanned Surface Vessel

AFSB – Afloat Forward Staging BaseALMDS – Airborne Laser Mine Detection SystemAMNS – Airborne Mine Neutralization SystemEOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Knifefish UUV

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USV – Unmanned Surface VesselUUV – Unmanned Underwater VesselVTUAV – Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

EOD – Explosive Ordnance DisposalLCS – Littoral Combat ShipMCMC – Mine Countermeasures Mission Commander

Multiple Systems and Host Platforms Operating in ConcertInformational // further distribution only as directed by N95UNCLAS

Technology Enablers – UV Control

SHOREFACILITY

Comm/Data Relay Universal Vehicle

Control Station

Common NeutralizerControl

Common NeutralizerControl

Universal Control Equipment for USV / RMMV • Common console for all locations• Hand-off capability• Expeditionary• Eliminate system unique support hardware

Common Neutralizer Station• Portable• Ruggedized• Common display and controls (air/surface)

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• Eliminate system-unique support hardware• Develop/Incorporate detection aids: Computer-Aided

Detection/Classification & automatic target recognition (CAD/CAC/ATR)Commonality of Systems Regardless of Host Platform

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Technology Enablers – Servicing

Alongside Servicing of Unmanned & Manned vessels• Refueling• Data extraction/transfer• Expeditionary

• Reduce timelines– Recovery, turnaround, re-launch not required– Increase in-water time for multiple missions

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More On-Station Time, Less Turnaround Time = Increased ACRS

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Technology Enablers – C3Comm/Data Relay

MCM data sharing & analysis

MCM data

& analysisMIW information sharing

Command, Control, Communications • Compatible data-links• Over-the-horizon• High data-rate transfer/connectivity

• Coalition—MEDAL integration• Long endurance airborne (UAV) relay• Common Operating Picture (COP)

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Enhanced Command, Control, Communications

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MCM InteroperabilityCommon Operating Picture,

MEDAL databases, planning, RMG generation

& parsing, Classified CData Sharing –NATO Allies

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Data Sharing –Other Key Allies

MEDAL overlays, RMG generation &

parsing,

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Ability to share information directly between units across a full spectrum of NATO, Allied, and Coalition nations –

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CENTRIX Chat/Blog

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Other MCM

Partners

Partial Data Sharing –Theater and Nation specific

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Other Items• Utilize Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) and Unmanned Surface

Vehicles (USVs)– Comms, endurance, and power generation/management issues inherent with UUVs/USVs

must be resolvedmust be resolved– Flexible, adaptable, open architecture design. Stovepipes removed.

• Idea: A common powered-section that can be fitted with a mission-specific “front end” (e.g., minehunting, neutralization, or even minelaying)

• “Other” approaches to speed up the MIW timeline– Increase passive MCM through ISR, satellites, and IPOE– Decouple payloads from platforms (MCM and mining)

• Air-dropped UUVs for rapid reaction– Need robust design while adhering to weight & aircraft/helo integration

• Multiple, networked UUVs/USVs operating autonomously in suspected mine p , p g y pdanger area

– Full Detect-to-Engage capability in a single pass

Far-Term = Autonomous, Networked UUVs and Advanced Underwater Weapons

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