1Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00 UUV PROGRAM Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Description: Development/demonstration of the capability to access denied areas in all conditions with reduced human risk for maritime reconnaissance, undersea search/survey and submarine track and trail; to connect the undersea battlespace to the theater network Technologies: Autonomy, subsurface navigation, communication, energy, vehicle and network control, sensors, data fusion Autonomous Operations

2Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00 UUV PROGRAM Critical Operational Gap: In denied littoral areas: sustained ISR reach, timely object detection/environmental characterization, detection of submarines leaving port or through choke points; cross platform connectivity (manned-unmanned; undersea- surface-air) and undersea navigation Technical Approach: Develop and demonstrate autonomous: collection of broadband intelligence data for several days inshore from offshore; environment/object mapping using mixed vehicle formations; detection, trail and handoff of submarines at egress with passive sensors and long dwell times; communication and navigation relay and reference using pop-up platforms “Feats” Demonstrated/Enabled: Reduced human risk, more cost-effective accomplishment of a number of specific missions (ISR, MCM, amphibious assault, ASW) Reliable, long endurance autonomous systems that will revolutionize strategy and tactics in littoral warfare and counter in-kind adversarial systems (enable symmetrical response) Autonomous Operations Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity

3Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00 UUV PROGRAM Supporting Technologies: Autonomy, subsurface navigation, communication, energy, vehicle and network control, sensors, data fusion National/International Efforts: DARPA/France: navigation; NOAA: fixed underwater laboratories; NSF: deep sea vehicles for seafloor exploration; SACLANTCEN: UUVs for environmental reconnaissance, mine countermeasures Planned Demonstrations: FY04 Maritime Reconnaissance: 100nm radius, 100hr station, reconfigurable payload FY04 Comm/Nav Aid: 100km*kb/sec Acomms, 256kb RF, GPS equiv subsurface FY05 Search and Survey: dual platform formation for one-pass target ID FY07 Sub Track and Trail: 100nm radius, 200hr endurance, passive sensors Autonomous Operations Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity

Communication/Navigation Aid Undersea Autonomous Operations Planned Demonstrations

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

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

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

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

9Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00 UUV PROGRAM Autonomous Operations Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Transition Opportunities: Maritime Reconnaissance Capability: Mission Reconfigurable UUV - Tactical FY04, Per Current Budget N873, PE603254N, V2094 Undersea Search and Survey Capability:LMRS and SAHRV P3I N873, N852 FY06, Per PR-01 Budget (SAHRV) Communications/Navigation Aid Capability:Mission Reconfigurable UUV - Mini N852, N873 FY05, POM-02 Issue Submarine Track and Trail CapabilityMission Reconfigurable UUV - Tactical FY08, Per UUV Master Plan N873, PE603502N, V2094 This AO FNC Above Core Proposal has been endorsed via letter by N85B, N87, PEO-MIW, PEO-USW, PMS403 and via by PMS-EOD

FY99FY00FY01FY02 Activity Acquisition Programs AN/BLQ-11A, (LMRS) (PE603502N, V2094) Baseline Development, IOC LMRS P3I (SAS and L-PUMA) Production and O&S MRUUV - Tactical (PE603502N, V2094) Maritime Reconnaissance Dev., IOC Submarine T&T Development, IOC Production and O&S MRUUV-Mini (POM-02: UUV Master Plan ) Comm/Nav Aid Dev., IOC SWARM (MCM) Development, IOC Production and O&S Technology Development Maritime Reconnaissance Demo Undersea Search and Survey Demo Com / Nav Aid Demo Submarine Track and Trail Demo 6.1 and 6.2 Supporting Technology Autonomy (on board decisions) Navigation (precision, non-traditional) Networking (Group Behavior) Vehicle Technology Advanced UUV Sensors Energy Energy (existing ONR 6.3Program) 6.1 R&D Leading to New Missions 6.3 Efforts FY03FY04FY05FY06 FY07FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 Development AO FNC Above Core Capability Transition Columbus UUV (NAVOCEANO) Note: All transitions not shown for clarity Autonomous Operations

11Autonomous Ops Above Core Br f v1 - 1 Feb 00 UUV PROGRAM Ramifications if Not Funded Autonomous Operations Proposed Capability: Undersea Autonomous Operations: ISR, Battlespace Preparation, Target Cueing in Denied Littoral seas; Undersea Network Connectivity Creates crippling discontinuity in transition pipeline for UUV technology Significantly increases cost and risk to MRUUV Program Delays UUV Master Plan implementation more than 5 years Prolongs reliance on manned systems for high risk, undersea operations Critically delays fleet defense against subsurface, asymmetric threats

40 ft 200 ft600 ft coastline VSW/SZ Shallow Water Shelf Break Integrated USV/UUV Minehunting OMCM Above Core Proposal Undersea Search and Survey AO Above Core Proposal Submarine Track and Trail AO Above Core Proposal Deployable Shallow Water Autonomous Systems LASW Above Core Proposal mini vehicles crawling/swimming network sq km coverage days-weeks duration VSW/SZ Clearance OMCM Core Proposal small vehicles networked cells sq km coverage days-weeks duration large and small vehicles cooperative formations sq km coverage days duration 40 node barrier