COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the
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four of its 18 Ohio-class SSBNs and They can also operate without the wires, These weapons are launched over the side converted them to conventional cruise using their own active or passive sensors. of surface ships with the ubiquitous MK missile carriers. The ? rst four Ohio- They are programmed to
SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE USS Baltimore (SSN 704) served for just 15 and a half years in 2004, and the newest, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) of active service. joining the ? eet in October of 2023. Newer versions will be Los Angeles-class submarines carried MK-48 heavyweight ? tted with the Virginia
at depths up to 1,000 feet. serve as a moored training ship (MTS ton. Some of the 688s were pulled from Hammerhead consists of a mooring 701) and the Nuclear Power School service at their mid-life point rather than module that plants itself on the bot- in Charleson, S.C. Likewise USS San incur the
SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Members from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and expeditionary sea base ship USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) prepare the MK 18 MOD 2 Sword? sh to be deployed from the Open Water Transportation System (OWTS) during Exercise Noble Vanguard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
fying mines, especially the hard-to-? nd bottom and buried mines in high clutter environments. Knife? sh uses the low- frequency broadband capability devel- oped by the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory. The 2,000-lb., 22-foot long Knife? sh is based on the Blue? n 21 UUV.
SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Knife? sh is a medium-class mine countermeasure UUV designed for deployment off the Littoral Combat Ship. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Brooks/RELEASED be applied to Orca XLUUV 1 through 5, which will be built (encapsulated torpedo) mine.
SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Test Vehicle. The Navy’s top of? cer wants more players on the ? eld Unmanned Underwater Systems = Force Multiplier Source: Boeing By Edward Lundquist peaking at the Surface Navy Association’s an- (i.e., a mix of ships that avoids ‘putting too
“The sky’s the limit in terms of payloads that can be brought into the vehicle.” Ann Stevens, Vice President, Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Systems subsea vehicles, speci? cally vehicles with increased endurance nautical miles. “You can go for months at a time without requir- to allow them to be deployed
INTERVIEW BOEING oeing delivered the ? rst Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Under- sea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the BU.S Navy following acceptance testing, the ? rst of six Orca XLUUVs to be delivered to the U.S. Navy over the next 18 months. The ? rst unit is to be used as a test asset for the Navy, so it
market and because of the internal investment it is available on the ef? ciency and effectiveness of AUVs? now without development risk. It is dif? cult to narrow it down to a single piece of technol- ogy, there have been several waves of technology that have How the U.S. Navy demands for autonomous
INTERVIEW DUANE FOTHERINGHAM, HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES Image courtesy HII REMUS 620 Last month we visited with Duane Fotheringham, President, Unmanned Systems, HII Mission Technologies division, for insights on the new REMUS 620. Can you summarize the key techni- for the U.S. Navy’s Lion? sh System cal
“This program has proven that deploy- for safety reasons on ships. We did it, and facilities for manned helicopter ing sonobuoys from Rotary Wing UAS with all the senior leaders—admirals operations from their ships but could with a compact logistical footprint is a and generals--watching. Our competito
INSIGHTS AERIAL DRONES & MINE HUNTING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM HAS EARNED ITS SEA-LEGS By Edward Lundquist he Swiss-Swedish joint-venture UMS Skeldar V-200 mum take-off weight of 235kg, a maximum speed of 75 knots vertical take-off unmanned arial system (VTUAV) and a payload of up to 40kg. It can take
than the surface or air domains, but they will continue to fall, and it is certainly About the Author possible that a determined actor could David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of construct its own poor man’s submarine Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory force. Even a
being unveiled in recent months not only in the air and on the battle? eld, where Ukrainian – Toloka, a family of OWA AUVs developed by Brave1, a and Russian troops have successfully employed one-way at- Ukrainian defense technology cluster, and Marichka, a large tack (OWA) aerial drones, but also at sea
MTR Editorial Advisors Gallaudet Hardy The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design, Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career
Editorial bout 12 years ago I was invited to the home of then Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary A Roughead, for “a discussion on unmanned underwater systems.” When I ? rst received the invite, my ? rst thought was © Jason Adelaars MBARI 2023 www.marinetechnologynews.com “how did I get on this
January/February 2024 On the Cover Volume 67 • Number 1 The Orca XLUUV delivered by Boeing to U.S. Navy Image courtesy Boeing 8 AUVs 22 The Rise to Combat Silent, mobile and deadly, the subsea drone wars arrive. By David Strachan 14 Research Paving the Way NOC charts a path in science research
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Vard Inks $450M to Build Cable Layers ARD won a $252m contract for the design and con- struction of a third cable laying vessel for Italy’s Prysmian Group: Monna Lisa is still under construc- V tion; Leonardo da Vinci was delivered in 2021. The new
Column space does not allow for a full description of all that evaluating USVs in broader and more intense set of missions. occurred at this three-day event, so I will focus on the key- • Australia has become a leader is USV experimentation. notes and panels that concentrated most-intently on uncrewed
advantage over potential adversaries. Ukraine’s use of weapon- emerging technologies on changing the character ized uncrewed surface systems to attack Russian naval vessels Fof warfare through the ages. From the time that our has demonstrated just one use of these multipurpose platforms. cave-dwelling
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