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- New Warships Will Transform U.S. Navy Maritime Reporter, Oct 2002 #32
M a r i t i m e Dominance in the 21st Century calls for naval forces that can project power forward, provide assured access in the littoral environment and support a wide variety of joint and combined operations. To meet this challenge, the U.S. Navy's surface combatant fleet of the future will be a "Family of Ships." Defeating and deterring future national threats requires a broad range of capabilities from long-range missile defense, precision strike and volume fires to assuring friendly access in the dangerous littoral regions of the world.
Transformation of the future fleet will start with the DD(X) technology development effort, from hull and propulsion to sensors and weapons.
DD(X) will provide sustained, offensive, distributed, and precise firepower at long ranges to support forces ashore and to conduct time-critical strikes on land targets. DD(X) will feature the Advanced Gun System (AGS), a fullyautomated 155-mm gun with advanced munitions that can hit targets upwards of 100 miles away with pinpoint accuracy.
The state-of-the-art Multi-Function Radar (MFR)/Volume Search Radar (VSR) radar suite planned for DD(X) will have long-range/overland aircraft and cruise missile detection capability.
The DD(X) Integrated Power System (IPS) and its electric-drive propulsion will significantly reduce the amount of interior space traditionally required for shipboard engineering and propulsion, while reducing manpower and other operating costs. IPS will make DD(X) more survivable, too, as the distributed, reconfigurable power system will have greater redundancy. The integrated power system may also provide sufficient power for future directed energy weapons.
While DD(X) will be larger than current destroyers, its advanced automation and human systems integration will enable it to have a much smaller crew, resulting in more room for shipboard habitability as well as improved quality of life/service.
Featuring a tumblehome hull and unique superstructure design, DD(X) will rely on full-spectrum stealth, to include radar, acoustic, infrared, magnetic, and visual signatures. With state-of-the-art network-centric information technologies, DD(X) will operate seamlessly with other naval, ground, and land-based air forces.
The other multi-mission member of the Family of Ships, CG(X), will project air dominance by fielding vastly improved sensors and air defense weapons systems. Additionally, the CG(X) robust theater missile defense capability will meet current and future ballistic missile threats.
Today's in-service AEGIS surface combatants, USS Arleigh Burke- (DDG- 51)-class destroyers and USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)-class cruisers, are also members of this future family of ships.
A Cruiser Conversion program for the Ticonderoga-class will facilitate bridging the gap between the current fleet and the new family of surface combatants.
They will get the new 5-in./62-gun, Tactical Tomahawk missiles and upgrades to command and control capabilities, enabling them to perform Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) missions.
The converted AEGIS cruisers become of paramount importance to provide the Fleet with substantial improvements in combat capability, manning reduction potential and readiness, as well as service life extensions.
The Arleigh Burke destroyers will comprise a significant portion of the surface combatant force structure. New DDG's will continue to enter the fleet for years to come. As the DD(X) technologies are matured and become available, evolutionary upgrades will be considered for the AEGIS fleet.
LCS, the focused-mission member of the family, will be optimized to combat anti-access threats. The intricacies of the littorals demand more expansive, detailed "coverage" inshore that may best be satisfied by a number of smaller, high-speed, and highly maneuverable ships. Possessing modular systems, The Family of Ships will consist of four main elements: • Advanced, multi-mission destroyers, DD(X) capable of providing Precision Strike and Volume Fires; • Advanced multi-mission cruisers, CG(X) providing sustained air superiority against air-breathing aircraft and missiles, as well as ballistic missile threats; • Agile focused-mission Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) capable of defeating enemy littoral defenses including mines; fast, armed small boats; and submarines • In-service multi-mission AEGIS Fleet LCS will employ both manned and unmanned vehicles and on-board weapons systems to optimize naval combat operations in the littoral areas.
With its unique open-system architecture, modular design approach, and adaptability for spiral integration of combat systems and mission package upgrades, LCS will be uniquely suited to meet the near and future requirements for assured access.
(See related article this issue.) The Navy hopes to be able to award detail design and construction contracts for the first two LCS ships in the FY05 - FY06 timeframe, with deliveries scheduled in FY07 and FY08.
Construction of the first DD(X) is planned for FY05 with scheduled delivery in FY11. The CG(X) will be a follow-on program to DD(X), with a DD(X) scalable hull form and a common propulsion plant architecture. Both ships will use many of the same innovative technologies to optimize crew size, increase Joint "Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance" (C4ISR) connectivity, and reduce operating and support costs.
The CG(X) will replace Ticonderoga-class cruisers as they retire.
The future family of ships, DD(X), CG(X) and LCS, along with the Navy's in-service Aegis combatants, will provide a broad range of transformational capabilities to assure warfighting success across the entire spectrum of the maritime and littoral battlespace. When not acting independently, these future warships will operate in a jointly netted, distributed warfighting environment to maximize their overall effectiveness.
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- Balancing Efficiency & Security as Maritime Goes Digital Maritime Reporter, Aug 2017 #27
is the caution of cyber attacks. We live and operate in a complex society. That society would be impossible without modern computers and other information technologies Those technologies have largely been developed piecemeal to address particular issues, and for the most part they have generally achieved
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- Today’s Maritime Security: Is the Industry Prepared? Maritime Logistics Professional, Jul/Aug 2017 #16
Icorvati. “While not always thought of as an early tech adopter, many ports have embraced the internet of things (IoT). While communications and information technologies are beneficial for operations, they also open ports up to being more vulnerable to cyber-attacks than ever before. Any connected network device
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- Maritime Technology For A Changing World Maritime Reporter, Mar 15, 1983 #18
program with the El Paso Marine Company, and some suggestions regarding future crewing, training and management to take full advantage of new information technologies and robotics in future ships. Paper No. II-A-4 — "Recent Advances in Energy Savings Achieved in Icebreaker Operations" by LCDR D. Egan
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45ronments. The new agreement will address speci? c techni- cal gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery Image courtesy Teledyne Marine New Products Teledyne Marine had its traditional mega-booth at Oi, busy start to ? nish. Image courtesy Greg Trauthwein offers quality sub-bottom pro? ling capability without the need tion of offshore windfarms. GeoPulse 2 introduces new
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 All photos courtesy MTR unless otherwise noted NEW TECH, PARTNERSHIPS LAUNCH IN LONDON With Oceanology International now one month in the rear-view mirror, MTR takes a look at some of the interesting technologies launched before, during and after the London event.
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer returning from HT-HH caldera in Tonga. © SEA-KIT International data and further assess ecosystem recov- ery. What is known, noted Caplan-Auer- bach, is that the impact of submarine vol- canoes on humans is rare. “The HT-HH eruption was a tragedy, but it was very unusual. It let us
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Kevin Mackay, TESMaP voyage leader and Center head of the South and West Paci? c Regional Centre of Seabed 2030. Kevin in the seismic lab at Greta Point looking at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano 3D map completed with data from the TESMaP voyage
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 202024 Editorial Calendar January/Februay 2024 February 2024 March/April 2024 Ad close Jan.31 Ad close March 21 Ad close Feb. 4 Underwater Vehicle Annual Offshore Energy Digital Edition ?2?VKRUH:LQG$)ORDWLQJ)XWXUH ?2FHDQRJUDSKLF?QVWUXPHQWDWLRQ 6HQVRUV ?6XEVHD'HIHQVH ?6XEVHD'HIHQVH7KH+XQWIRU ?0DQLS
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 19worked across The major advantage of using FiGS on any type of subsea engineering, design, modelling, structure is the large amount of accurate information obtained project management, inspection, over a relatively limited extent of time. Also, because FiGS sales, marketing and management in data
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18are consistent, an ROV ? ying at a speed up to 6-8 km/h without losing valu- irrespective of the varying positions of the ROV during the able information. This is faster than any other advanced CP survey. inspection tool on the market. FiGS can also be positioned FiGS technology integrates ? eld
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 16TECH FEATURE IMR Image courtesy FORCE Technology OPTIMIZING CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15positioners are available as single axis (pan rotation) and dual axis (pan & tilt rotation) configurations with numerous connector options. For More Information and Headquarters – San Diego, CA USA Technical Specifications Phone: (858) 565-8500 Contact: [email protected] or Email: [email protected] www
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 9from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4Editorial NIWA-Nippon Foundation TESMaP/ Rebekah Parsons-King www.marinetechnologynews.com ast month marked the resounding NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 return of Oceanology Interna- Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 tional in London, perennially one Lof the world’s most important