Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare (FSUSW) Innovative Naval Prototype (INP)

The goal of this INP is to develop systems with integrated legacy and emerging capabilities and associated tactical decision aids and training capabilities to deliver timely and meaningful effects in and from the undersea domain The INP encourages and welcomes participation from across the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE). The INP is designed to synthesize efforts across the Science and Technology (S&T) and Research and Development (R&D) portfolios of government, academia and industry in five project areas.

Two primary focus areas include intelligent autonomous systems and their application in remote, independent and persistent operations with and without manned platforms for Title 10 operations and enhanced warfighting capability in constrained size, weight, power and cost (SWaPC). The FSUSW INP collaborates directly with the Undersea Warfare Development Command (UWDC) and Naval Warfighting Development Command (NWDC) to include technology innovation gaming and synchronized Capability Development (CAPDEV). In this way, the CAPDEV processes enables the FSUSW INP to provide feedback to the technology developers to assure the technology directly supports the warfighter completing operational and tactical missions vice just demonstrating a new technology. FSUSW INP will leverage fleet experimentation venues including Live, Virtual, and Constructive experimentation and modeling to ensure that the capabilities under development achieve priority effect chains. The FSUSW INP is focused on delivering capabilities in sync with operators, OPNAV, acquisition and warfighting procedures/doctrine and is aligned to COCOMs, Joint Maritime Component Commanders and Fleet priorities.

Components and systems can be composed of existing and prototype hardware, software, or a combination of both. Training and tactical decision aids are usually software applied to a system or combination of systems operated in a coordinated manner. Applications include surveillance, search, detection, track, and localization for attack. Systems can be deployed on or from individual platforms (surface, air, underwater, space). FSUSW operations can be carried out by manned or unmanned platforms, individual platforms, groups of platforms and coordinated with theater and joint forces.

Research Concentration Areas

The FSUSW INP Program has ongoing interest in the following technologies. New ideas for solutions in these areas will be considered at any time during the year.

Components

• Existing sensors, effectors, power supplies, electronics etc. that can be readily available and/or modified and deployed quickly and are uniquely suitable for FSUSW applications.
• Prototypes of sensors, effectors, power supplies, electronics etc. that can be developed and deployed quickly and are uniquely suitable for FSUSW applications.
• Algorithms and machine learning techniques uniquely suitable for FSUSW applications.

Systems

• Existing effectors and systems that can be readily available and/or modified and deployed quickly and are uniquely suitable for FSUSW applications.
• Prototypes of effectors and systems that can be developed and deployed quickly and are uniquely suitable for FSUSW applications.
• Algorithms and machine learning techniques uniquely suitable for FSUSW applications.

Training and Tactical Decision Aids

• Algorithms to train operators in the use of specific FSUSW systems; aid in placement and operation of FSUSW systems and aid in forming a tactical picture of the FSUSW situation, assessing the situation in preparation for action, and planning effective action for individual and coordinated FSUSW assets.