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Mine Warfare Transition of Platform

Capt Terry MillerCapt Terry MillerExpeditionary Warfare Division

Mine Warfare Branch (N752)

NDIA Brief 22 FEB 06

Crystal City, Hyatt Regency 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy

Capt Miller Brief Time: 2:30 – 3:10pm

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Outline

• Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Transition – Dedicated to Organic Mine Countermeasures (OMCM)

to Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

• National Level Requirements

• OPLAN Requirements & Geography

• MCM Force Structure Options & Roadmap

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Dedicated Force to Organic MCM(Where We Have Been)

• An Evolution, not revolution– All about Speed and Access for Sea Lift

• “Early OMCM Concept” – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) – Based

– “Early” Punch Through

– Dedicated force still required» OMCM force provided time and speed until dedicated force

arrives (TPFDD for Dedicated SMCM is approximately C+66)

– MCM Force-21 Study » 50% savings on MCM operational timeline

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Organic MCM to LCS MCM Mission Packages (MP’s)(Today)

• Still all about Speed and Access but now provides:– Persistence– MCM Capability within LCS

• Provides Ability to Mass Capabilities and Effects• Improves Operational Reach• Provides Flexible Response and Reconfiguration

Capability• Conducts MCM operations in advance of/outside

of CSG/ESG operational areas

– LCS with OMCM reduces MCM operational timeline by 70%

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Joint Undersea Superiority Study (JUSS)

• Study initiated by the Undersea Superiority Joint Integrating Concept (JIC)**, in coordination with the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) and the Services. – Produced the Functional Needs Analysis (FNA),

which identified capability gaps and redundancies in undersea warfare.

• Out of 28 critical capabilities, 11 were Mine Warfare, which 7 pertained to Mine Countermeasures

• Gaps based on 2012 force• Gaps mapped back to current force for

comparison **Mandated by DEPSECDEF Wolfowitz, 08 November 2003

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Dedicated Force: Airborne MCM Where We are Today

• PPBE (PR 07 Objective…Sustain AMCM Force During Transition to Future Systems)• Fatigue Life Extension (FLEX)

-Extend service life of MH-53E airframe from 2012 to 2017• AN/AQS-24 (Airborne Mine Hunting Sonar) Upgrade improves processing and provides Electro-

Optical Identification (EOID)• IOC in 2005

• MH-53E Airborne Mine Neutralization System provides mine neutralization contingency capability• Provide Kill System

• Hunt and sweep moored contact and proud bottom magnetic/acoustic mines • Shortfalls

• Low signature and Buried mine detection• CSG/ESG Operability • OPLAN time-line response from CONUS• Removal of man and mammal from the minefield• Requires Amphib Sea Lift and Big Deck access

Advantage: High Capacity Sweep Operations

IMPROVES KILL CHAIN

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• PPBE (PR 07 Objective…Sustain SMCM Force During Transition to Future Systems)• Decommissioning of MHC-51 (4/year starting FY 06).

• Upgrade Plan for MCM-1 Class Ships Mid-Life Upgrade Plan continues

Diesel engine PIP and engine overhauls High Frequency Wideband (HFWB) Sonar Improvements

IOC in FY09 Expendable Mine Neutralization System (EMNS)

IOC in FY08• Hunt and Sweep Moored contact and Proud Bottom magnetic/acoustic mines• Shortfall

• Low signature and buried mine detection• CSG/ESG Operability • OPLAN time-line response from CONUS• Removal of man and mammal from the minefield• Requires MCS/Support ship

Dedicated Force: Surface MCM Where We are Today

Advantage: Sweeping Operations

IMPROVES KILL CHAIN

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Dedicated Force: Underwater MCM Where We are Today

• Naval Special Clearance Team (NSCT) ONE Very Shallow Water MCM Capability from 10’ to 40’ Full Detect to Engage

• Specialized EOD MCM Detachments Engage “ONLY”

MCM Kill Chain Mine Exploitation

• Shortfalls– Man and mammal in the minefield– Requires Amphib sea lift and well deck support

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BOTTOM BURIED

VOLUME

SURFACE

Littoral Combat Ship...MIW Capabilities throughout the battlespace

Super-cavitating

Projectiles (kill)

Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (RAMICS)

Neutralize

Sonar (search)

(and on Helo)

Search / ID

Remote Minehunting System (RMS) – AN/AQS20A Sonar

Self propelled

explosive charges (kill)

Neutralize

Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS)

Acoustic + magnetic

influence sweep and kill

Sweep

Unmanned Surface Vessel / Organic Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep (USV/OASIS)

Neutralize

Laser (search)

Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS)

Search / ID

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ORGANIC MCM IOC FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13AQS-20A LCS/MH-60S/RMV FY07 16 26 35 53 69 85AMNS LCS/MH-60S FY09 3 6 20 30 48 64

ALMDS LCS/MH-60S FY08 6 10 22 34 46 58OASIS LCS/MH-60S FY08 4 11 25 38 52 60RAMICS LCS/MH-60S FY10 0 0 4 19 32 45

RMVs LCS FY07 6 7 12 22 22 22

RMS w/Q20A DDG FY07 3 4 4 4 4 4

MRUUV SSN FY12 0 0 0 0 0 1

Organic MCM Fielding Cumulative Number of Systems Fielded

• USV Sweep system• Wide Area Clearance/Long Endurance Sweep• IOC 2011

• Low Frequency Broad Band/UUV (LFBB/UUV) in S&T • Provides Buried Mine Detection• IOC 2012

• Speed and Assured Access Capability Achieved in 2010.

• Build Capacity level through 2018• Key Milestones complete

- Wide Area Clearance

- Low signature and buried Mine Detection

- Man and Mammal footprint in minefield minimized.

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Transition Assumptions

• Minimum 20 MIW MP’s required along with dedicated force to fight war– Based on MCP analysis, operational availability,

and training (ship’s crew)

• CNA and WBB analysis – Estimates decommissioning dedicated force

between 2013-2016

• USV Sweep initial procurement FY12 with delivery in FY14 (final capability for MCM MP)

• Mission package delivery– Current delivery plan – 22 mission packages by

2015

RECOMMENDATION: Decomm NET FY16

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HSV

MHC-51

MCM-1

MCM Inventory (U)

MCM Mission Package:

Complete Final Operating Capability (systems fully integrated into the Mission Packages) in FY18.

LCS Quantities based on number MIW Mission Packages available, NOT available ships.

Transition NET FY16

Decision Point on Transition of

Dedicated Force

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Conclusion

• Combatant Commander requirements– Analysis indicates window for

decommissioning between 2013-2016 – Magnetic/Acoustic influence sweeping

remains the critical shortfall until 2016

MK105 AMCM Sweep SMCM Sweep Unmanned Surface Vessel Sweep

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Upgrade Sweep Systems vs. Emerging 21st Century Mine Threat (U)

MSO Fantail Circa 1950 MCM Fantail May 99

Over the past 50 years little has changed in the way we conduct Influence Sweeping.