AN/AQS-20B (P3I)
2016known ANNUALas REPORT | NSWC PCD Product | 29 AN/AQS20B also the Pre-Planned imp continued in fY16 with both Low and high resolution SAS d (mfSLS 29 AN/AQS-20B (P3I) AN/AQS20B, also known as the Pre-Planned Product 9.D bein Improvement (P3I) Engineering Design Model (EDM), Boat in efforts continued in FY16 with both Low and High Teams f Resolution SAS development for the new MultiFunction Side Looking Sonar (MFSLS) culminating supporte with completion of Software Builds 9.C and 9.D (PmS 40 being testing with the P3I system from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat in July 2016 again in October 2016 in Applied Narragansett Bay. Teams from both Naval Undersea P3i wide Warfare Center and NSWC PCD supported Raytheon the Narr and Unmanned Maritime Systems Program (PMS 406) for this testing. Additional improvements were made continue by Applied Research Laboratories: University of Texas AN/AQS (ARL:UT) to the P3I Wide Band Forward Looking Sonar (WBFLS) and tested during the Narragansett Bay test data collection events. The work will continue in FY17 with the NSWC PCD team supporting the final AN/AQS20B (P3I) surface vessel tow testing in Panama City.
AN/AQS-20C
AN/AQS-20C AN/AQS-20C is the production variant of the AN/AQS-20 system. In FY16, the joint PMS 406 and NSWC PCD team conducted several intermediate Functional Configuration Audits of the system designof and worked AN/AQS-20C is(iFCAs) the production variant the AN/AQS-20 s with Raytheon to finalize the Test Execution Plan (TEP) for the AN/AQS-20C. Raytheon began Hardware/Software conducted severalTeam intermediate functional Configuration Aud Integration Testing (HSIT) and the combined government and Raytheon held regular Program Reviews to finalize Test execution Plan (TeP) for the AN/AQS-20 monitor program progress. The NSWC PCD efforts to in FY17 will the include support of Raytheon’s AN/AQS-20C First Unit Under Test (FUUT) through an established Work for Private Parties Agreement (WFPP) between the two (hSiT) and the combined government and raytheon Team h organizations.
The NSWC PCD efforts in FY17 will include support of Rayt an established work for Private Parties Agreement (wfPP) b
A40 ANALYSIS, TACTICS, & SIMULATION DIVISION Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Tactics
The Airborne MCM Tactics (AMCM) Tactics team provided leadership in two separate Helicopter Advanced Readiness Program (HARP) events for HM-14 and HM-15 (Norfolk-based MH-53E Sea Dragon squadrons). HARP event support included scenario development, pre-event tactical training, data collection, event grading, and detailed report generation on behalf of Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School, Atlantic. Two AMCM Advanced Tactics Continuum classes were held at NSWC PCD. This week-long class currently represents the highest level of AMCM Tactics training available to Fleet personnel. The class covers details of MCM theory, threat mines, and AMCM systems/planning. It culminates with a two-day war game. Two Tactical Memorandum (TACMEMOs) were published in FY16, one for the new AN/AQS-24B towed sonar/laser upgrade, and one outlining the computation of Towed Vehicle Risk (TVR) in a moored minefield. Extensive work was also conducted for the development of a comprehensive tactical Air Combat Training Continuum (ACTC) training pipeline to be emplaced at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk. The Surface MCM (SMCM) Tactics team provided direct Fleet support to MCM Squadron Seven and the MCM-1 Class ships located in Sasebo, Japan. In-theater support included tactical training of the AN/SQQ-32(V)4 Minehunting Sonar along with MCM planning and evaluation during exercise Clear Horizon. A new doctrinal publication, Navy Tactical Reference Publication (NTRP) 3-15.21.1 Supplement 1 (SMCM in Support of Survey Operations) was developed and delivered to the Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) for promulgation and Fleet use. Additionally, the team was involved in the development and data analysis of the AN/SQQ-32(V)4 Through-The-Sensor (TTS) upgrade test event, which took place on USS Champion. As this technology fields, the evolving tactics will modernize the current capability of situational awareness for sonar performance during MCM operations. The Underwater MCM (UMCM) Tactics team successfully developed the MCM Tactics Continuum in support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Forces and fielded two Fleet courses. They also successfully hosted two 3-week long Expeditionary MCM (ExMCM) Company Advanced Integration Certification Events. As part of these events, the ExMCM Companies used actual equipment to search for and prosecute mine threats (training shapes) in preparation for deployment to the Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR). The CO of EOD Mobile Unit 6 relayed that he considered NSWC PCD efforts the gold standard for this type of training event. The team also developed Tactics Guides and computer Tactical Decision Aids (TDAs) for the Autonomous Topographical Large Area Survey (ATLAS) sonar, as well as the Mk 18 Mod 2 Small Synthetic Aperture Minehunter (SSAM). (Continued on next page)