Innovative Naval Prototypes - United States Navy

Innovative Naval Prototypes Mr. Bob Smith Director, Disruptive Technologies February 4, 2015 [email protected]

Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

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Discovery & Invention (Basic and Applied Science)

Acquisition Enablers (FNCs, etc)

≈ 30%

Quick Reaction & Other S&T

Leap Ahead Innovations (Innovative Naval Prototypes)

≈ 45%

≈ 12%

≈ 8%

1-2 years

2-4 years

4-7 years

5-20 years

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Director of Technology Portfolio

• Demonstrate technology at sufficient level of maturity to enable transition to acquisition programs and/or rapid fielding

• Demonstrate the possible • Senior Navy/USMC oversight •


Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP)

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Game changing or disruptive • Dramatically changes the way naval forces

fight • Radical departure from established

requirements and concepts of operation • Expected to demonstrate/prototype a

transitionable warfighting capability in four-eight years

Deliver the “Next Big Thing“

Develop disruptive technologies that are high risk or game changing to produce higher warfighting

payoff


How INPs Compare to Other ONR S&T Programs

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Discovery and Invention

Future Naval Capability

Quick Reaction / Direct Fleet Support

Innovative Naval Prototypes

% of Portfolio ~45 ~30 ~8 ~12

Focus Expanding frontiers of knowledge in areas of naval interest

Transitioning mature S&T to acquisition program of record

Solving emergent fleet / force needs

Demonstrating Leap-Ahead technology

Motivation General Naval needs and opportunities

OPNAV-identified capability gap

Fleet-identified need Significant military advantage

Example Ocean Acoustics 38 MW Water Jet for JHSV IED Jammer Electromagnetic Railgun

Type of Innovation Disruptive or sustaining Sustaining - makes an existing capability better

Disruptive or sustaining Disruptive - makes an existing capability obsolete

Time frame Continuing 2-4 years 1-2 years 4-8 years

Typical TRL entry point

TRL-0 TRL-3 TRL-4 to TRL-5 TRL-2 to TRL-3

Typical TRL end point

TRL-3 to TRL-4 TRL-6 TRL-7 TRL-6

Technical Difficulty High Medium Medium High

Operational Integration Complexity

N/A Usually straightforward Medium High

Approval Level to start a program

ONR Department Technology Oversight Group (3-Star)

ONR Corporate Naval RDT&E Corporate Board


INP Business Process

Ideas Solicited via the ONR S&T

Codes across the Naval Research

Enterprise

Ideas Evaluated by the ONR Community

Proposals are Reviewed and

Receive Advocacy from key

stakeholders (Enterprises,

SYSCOMS, PEOs, Fleet/Force,

Flag/SES)

Naval RDT&E

Corporate Board

Prioritizes &

Approves

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INP Process Timeline

Naval RDT&E Corporate Board

NOV/DEC CNR Down Select Presentations

Internal Steering Committee Review OCT

JUN - SEP Technical Review ONR & NRL Subject Matter Experts ONR Rapid Prototype Group ONRG Science Advisors

ONR NRL Science Advisors

Warfare Centers

SYSCOMs UARCs PEOs OPNAV MCCDC

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ONR Directors ONR Department Heads ACNR AVCNR

Proposal Development with ONR advocate

Proposal Submission

JAN-JUN

JUN


Completed & Current INPs COMPLETED INPs:

Assured Access to Maritime Battlespace: • Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance (PLUS) Deployed • Sea Base Enablers (SBE) Seven technologies transitioned

Information Dominance - Cyber: • Tactical Satellite (TACSAT) TACSAT-4 launched Sep 2011

Power Projection & Integrated Defense: Free Electron Laser (FEL) Transitioned to LaWS, at sea in 2014

CURRENT INPs: Autonomy and Unmanned Systems:

• Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) In testing • Large Displacement UUV (LDUUV) 3 prototypes in test

• Forward Deployed Energy & Communications Outpost (FDECO) FY16 start

Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare: • Integrated Topside (InTop)

• Netted Emulation of Multi-Element Signatures Against Integrated Sensors (NEMESIS) • Electromagnetic Maneuver & Control Capability (EMC2) FY16 start

Power Projection & Integrated Defense: • Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) Prototype demo at sea 2016


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• Innovative idea generated within the Naval Research Enterprise

• Program Manager (PM) promotes and socializes the idea within the ONR community – Find an ONR advocate!

• Idea championed by ONR Department Heads and INP proposal developed

• Proposal evaluated by the ONR community

• Proposal reviewed by key stakeholders

• Proposal prioritized and approved by the Naval RDT&E Corporate Board

• INP New Starts begin

How to become an INP


Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) INP

Why EMRG: A revolutionary long range gun with multi-mission potential including ballistic and cruise missile defense, long range land attack, and anti-surface warfare. It uses electricity instead of gun propellants for 100+ NM range. Partnerships: NSWC, PEO Ships, IWS, MCCDC, NRL, Sandia National Lab, Lawrence Livermore Labs, JHU/APL, BAE Systems, Boeing, General Atomics, Raytheon, L3, IAP, K2, TDK-Lambda Why is EMRG Hard: EMRG requires development of composite barrels capable of rep-rate fires and with extended barrel life. Compact advanced pulsed power, energy storage system, high speed low drag projectile, and system thermal management all present technology challenges.

HVP from 5” Gun


Integrated Topside (InTop) INP

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Why InTop: InTop will develop a scalable family of multi-function apertures and electronics that provides a leap ahead capability to utilize the electromagnetic spectrum for electronic warfare, radar, communications and SIGINT on multiple classes of ships and other Navy platforms. Partnerships: NSWC, PEOs IWS, C4I, Subs, Ships, Carriers, NRL, SSC, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin

Why is InTop Hard: InTop requires adoption of shared RF resources across sensor, weapon & communication domains and the ability to perform dynamic resource and spectrum allocation in real time.


Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) INP

•Why AACUS: To enhance the USMC capability to provide time-sensitive logistics support to greatly disbursed locations by developing platform-agnostic intelligent autonomous capabilities, autonomous approaches & landings for unprepared landing sites, supervised by field operators with no special training, & integration across a variety of manned or unmanned rotary wing aircraft.

•IED avoidance and increased speed over trucks. •Potential to reduce the Cost per Flight Hour per Pound of Cargo.

Why is AACUS Hard: • Unprepared landing site selection and execution in

GPS-denied conditions. • Dynamic contingency re-planning until the point of

landing. • A supervisory control system that any USMC

personnel can operate. • Integration across multiple manned or unmanned

rotary wing aircraft. • Prevalent Industry proprietary software

architecture.

S&T Partners/Performers: AACUS Advisory Group (USMC, USAF, US Army, NAVAIR, NASA, Academia); Lockheed Martin, Aurora Flight Sciences; FFRDC & Government Performers (JPL, AMRDEC, AFDD).


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Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) INP

Why LDUUV: Develop fully autonomous long endurance UUVs capable of 60+ days of operation in the littorals, extend and multiply the current Navy platform’s capability. • Ability to extend the reach of the Navy into the

denied areas • Focus Areas: Endurance, Autonomy, Advanced

Energy • 5x –10x Current UUV Energy Density • Open Architecture • Open Ocean/Over the Horizon Operations Why is LDUUV Hard: • LDUUV operates in complex ocean environments

near harbors, shore, and high surface traffic locations that change significantly over relatively short periods of time.

• Need to dramatically increase power and endurance from current capability.

• Need to mature autonomous systems to compete complex missions and remain navigationally safe without human intervention.


Netted Emulation of Multi-Element Signature against Integrated Sensors (NEMESIS) INP

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Why NEMESIS: Develop a System of Systems (SoS) which provides the ability to synchronize Electronic Warfare (EW) affects across a variety of distributed platforms to create a coherent and consistent EW effect. Additional details classified. Value to Naval Warfighter: • Enables efficient EW across distributed systems. • Enables rapid advanced technology/capability insertion for emerging threats. • Provides battlespace confusion to adversary surveillance and targeting systems.


Partnerships:ONR, PMR-51, NRL, PMW-120,SSC-LANT, SSC-PAC, DARPA, NUWC, NSWCCD, NWDC, NAVSEA, SPAWAR, NCWDG, ONI, Fleet.

• High-risk, but technically feasible, mature S&T • High-Payoff, creating a compelling, understandable Warfighting capability

• Has a defendable return on investment • Disruptive, revolutionary or high-impact new capability

• Has a defendable path to demonstration

proven management team defined milestones solid metrics & deliverables & budget

• Supported by Stakeholders beginning with ONR & partner organizations but includes a vision for:

Fleet OPNAV Resource Sponsors Acquisition Community

Successful INPs Are…


Bob Smith Disruptive Technologies

[email protected]

www.onr.navy.mil


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