Trident Warrior ‘10

Trident Warrior 2010 (TW10) OVERVIEW TRIDENT WARRIOR (TW) is the premier annual FORCEnet Sea Trial Fleet experimentation event that executes a series of operational experiments involving fleet assets (at sea and ashore). TW provides the Navy with a quality venue to experiment with technologies in a maritime environment that could potentially provide near-term solutions to enhance warfighting capabilities and fill capability gaps. Ultimately, TW is designed to accelerate the delivery of new/improved capabilities to the warfighter through Program of Record (POR) acceleration or transition of new technologies into PORs. AMN TW10 CONOP S NECC is sponsoring AMN to assess and demonstrate improved C3 capabilities, situational awareness, and force protection for its Echelon IV units. MSRON-3 C2 Det will set up a MAST tent with associated SHF communications gear that will integrate with the Joint Expeditionary C3 (JEC3) system to correlate multiple sensor inputs – on land and at sea - and produce a robust common operational picture. Autonomous Maritime Navigation (AMN) system which will be conducting surveillance missions in the San Diego Bay OPAREA in the vicinity of Point Loma/North Island.

AMN TW 10 Objectives Overarching Objective: Demonstrate autonomous flexibility by converting a standard Navy RHIB into an autonomous USV capable of cooperative autonomy in order to provide persistent surveillance and relevant information to the expeditionary commander via an adhoc expeditionary WAN. Sub-objectives Demonstrate multiple USVs are capable of accomplishing assigned mission(s) by executing flexible and sufficient cooperative autonomy mission behaviors Demonstrate autonomous USVs can provide persistent surveillance and locate, identify and track contacts in accordance with assigned mission. Demonstrate an autonomous USV capable of providing relevant, timely and accurate information to the expeditionary EC3 via an adhoc expeditionary WAN. Demonstrate the flexibility of AMN sensor and autonomous capability by converting a standard Navy RHIB into an autonomous USV.

OPERATIONAL NEED Objective: Transition AMN autonomous control system module and multi-purpose sensor system for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) autonomous USV operations (solo or cooperative) using existing and purpose built small boat inventory. Value to Warfighter: Persistent ISR capability with no risk to personnel, reduction in required manpower and bandwidth costs over remote control operations. PROPOSED SOLUTION Technology: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) robotics technologies and advanced algorithms for autonomous platform systems management, operation, and navigation, operational software and COTS/GOTS portable sensors. Partners: NASA JPL, Marshall University, NSWCCD Carderock, OSD OFT, Spatial Integrated Systems Similar Related products: No similar known fully autonomous USV. Many remote controlled, man in the loop USVs under development. CAPABILITIES Full autonomous capability for any Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) enabled by an adaptable sensor module and an autonomy and fusion module - Flexible Modules: Variable sensor mix and ruggedized container sizes - Can make any vessel a USV in days Use existing boat inventories Adapt sensors and autonomous behaviors to fit operational needs

AMN #1 AMN #2 Merchant Traffic NECC JEC3 To FACSFAC VACAPES MDA JEC3 and AMN OV-1 MDA-01.01, Joint Expeditionary Command, Control and Communications (JEC3) Autonomous Maritime Navigation (AMN) Go Fast Boat

AMN SV-1 Boat-to-Boat comms Via Sealancet radios for Cooperative behavior -NECC JEC3 Fused contact reports Via Sealancet Radio / MSCT sw Fused contact reports Via Sealancet radio/ MSCT sw APAN / VRMTC-A unclas COP NECC JEC3 MSCT Subscribe via internet APAN / VRMTC-A COI For AMN contacts AMN Contacts & USV Location data via Sealancet Radio Link 16 Coalition Partners AMN C2 Center co- located with EC3 Fused contact reports And JPG pictures via Sealancet radio in MSCT format Fused contact reports And JPG pictures via Sealancet radio In MSCT format AMN Contacts in MSCT format with Correlating JPG Picture via internet to APAN unclas COP RM to SIPR AMN 1 AMN 2 Coalition UNCLAS COP US Classified Tactical picture

DATESACTIVITY LOCATION MayAMN Testing w/ MSRON-3 BoatsSan Diego Bay OPAREA 1 JuneSetup JEC3 and AMN C2Batt. Humphrey/OPAREA 2-4 JuneJEC3 End-to-End Test/AMN TestBatt. Humphrey/OPAREA 2-4 JuneJEC3 Classroom Training/OJTImperial Beach 7-11 JuneTW10 ExecutionBatt. Humphrey/OPAREA 11 JuneDV Day (AM) Batt. Humphrey )

NECC (5) CAPT Glenn Allen (N9) Mr. Dale Shiflett (Deputy N9) Mr. Jim Fowler (SA) Mr. Tom Scheurich (N9 C4I) Mr. Eric Alegre (N9 T&E) TW (5) RADM Gerald Beaman (USFFC N3/5/9) Mr. Skip Hiser (USFFC SES) CDR Robert Nowakowski (NCAG) NPS Data Collectors NSWC Dam Neck (3) C2 Study Assessors and JEC3 SMEs MSRON-3 (~15) Daily C2 Operators Set-up/Breakdown Personnel ESU-1 (~3) Daily C2 Operators Ratheon-Solypsis (4) Mr. Barry Hertsgaard Mr. Jeremy Hurley Mr. Boris Rasputnis Mr. Rob Harris AMN CDR Michael Junge (OSD OFT) Mr. Eric Hansen (NSWCCD) Mr. Kim Sage (NSWCCD) CAPT Rick Simon, USN, Ret Mr. Dave Summer

AMN TW 10 Missions

Fixed Oparea Patrol Mission with Gatekeeper

Fixed Oparea Patrol Mission with Gatekeeper Mission: AMN “A Fixed area patrol Detect, track and report AMN B will track and block any Intruder in gatekeeper box AMN A & B will swap missions via cooperative autonomy based on tactical situation 6 hour missions on 7 and 8 June Objectives: Persistent surveillance Cooperative autonomy Feed real time CTP at JEC3 Track and Block Detect, track and Report Expeditionary Base / JEC3 A B Gatekeeper

High Value Unit (HVU) Escort Mission Mission: AMN A and B escort HVU via an open ocean and chokepoint transit AMN A and B will track and block any intruder coming within 500 yds of HVU but 1 AMN must remain with HVU at all times AMN A and B will swap missions as tactical situation detects i.e 1 AMN will intercept while second AMN continues escort and when intercept and blocking complete, AMN rejoin escort mission Escort missions run on 9 and 10 June A B HVU

 Successfully demonstrated cooperative autonomy ◦ Oparea Patrol / Gatekeeper Mission  16 mission swaps ◦ High Value Unit Escort  29 Sector shifts  47 Blocks  Successfully fed contacts to common tactical picture ◦ AMN tracks were displayed in Link 16 final day ◦ Improved steadily day to day

Rick Simon Director, SIS 30 April 2010

 NECC has multiple missions and operational needs that would be drastically enhanced with the implementation of USVs. AMN is an autonomous system, able to turn a manned surface craft into an unmanned craft, which has the potential capabilities to meet several NECC mission needs.

◦ Successfully demonstrate the capability to pass data to an expeditionary C2 node (through EC3) providing greater situational awareness in real-time ◦ Demonstrate persistent surface surveillance capability  Locate and track targets of interest for classification and threat identification ◦ Cooperative complex autonomous behavior between two AMN USVs  Harbor patrol activity, deter and/or engage unwanted vessels  Autonomous escort of high value asset through a choke point location ◦ Successfully demonstrate the expeditious installation of AMN on a Navy craft (NECC type vessel) ◦ Successfully demonstrate the addition of new sensors, expanding to the systems’ capabilities

 Griffin / AMN will participate in TW10, 7-11 June in the SOCAL OPAREA during the TW10 MDA initiative demonstration period. Two missions will be conducted. Each mission will be repeated on consecutive days to ensure adequate data is collected. ◦ Mission 1: local 7 June & June ◦ Mission 2: local 9 June & June ◦ 11 June is backup day: weather / mechanical

 Fixed OPAREA patrol and goalkeeper / blocker for expeditionary base (6 hours)  Demonstrate harbor patrol activity  Persistent surface surveillance, as a subset of ISR  Real-time tactical picture with usable data for situational awareness and tactical responses  Blocking and deterring behavior

 High value asset (HVA) littoral escort in a choke point area (4 hours)  Demonstrate escort capability  Exhibit roles in choke point area while escorting  Real-time tactical picture with usable data for situational awareness and tactical responses  Blocking and deterring behavior

Shore- Protected Area

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A 1 A 2 A = Aggressor Boat USV = Powervent / 11M RHIB HVU = Escorted vessel USV 2 USV 1 HVU

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A 1 A 2 USV 2 USV 1 HVU A = Aggressor Boat USV = Powervent / 11M RHIB HVU = Escorted vessel

A 1 A 2 USV 2 USV 1 HVU A = Aggressor Boat USV = Powervent / 11M RHIB HVU = Escorted vessel

A 1 A 2 USV 2 USV 1 HVU A = Aggressor Boat USV = Powervent / 11M RHIB HVU = Escorted vessel

A 1 A 2 USV 2 USV 1 HVU A = Aggressor Boat USV = Powervent / 11M RHIB HVU = Escorted vessel

A 1 A 2 USV 2 USV 1 HVU A = Aggressor Boat USV = Powervent / 11M RHIB HVU = Escorted vessel