Targeting Semi-Submersibles
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport will hold an industry day, Wednesday April 21, 2010 to present and discuss systems and technologies for port security and the detection, classification and tracking of self propelled semi submersibles (SPSS) and gofast boats used for illicit trafficking.
The DoD is interested in systems, technologies, analysis and integration that can lead to the detection, classification and tracking of SPSSs and gofast boats used for illicit trafficking. The DoD is also interested in systems and technologies that can be used for port and harbor security. The overall objective of this effort is to develop detection, classification and tracking capabilities for vehicles used to transport illicit cargo on or under the water or that could have potential to provide harm to ports and harbors.
Targets of interest operate in riverine, littoral and deep water environments. There may be large amounts of other shipping and vessel traffic in the area (i.e. high clutter environment). The search area may be very large area (>2,000nmi2). Systems and technologies can be stand alone or they maybe used in conjunction with or networked with other systems. The systems and technologies must be able to be used in conjunction with existing Navy and DoD sensor systems, and command and control systems. It is preferred that the sensor data be provided directly to existing command and control systems and not routed to another location prior to being sent to the existing command and control systems.. The detection, classification and tracking capability will be integrated into existing sensor systems and command and control systems. The evaluations will also allow us to identify technical avenues for future improvements to detection, classification and tracking sensor systems. The goal is to develop a sensor system that will allow military forces to acoustically (or by other means) monitor long stretches of territory at a standoff range with minimal personnel and to automatically detect, classify and track and alert minimally-trained operators to vehicle movement. ♦