NDIA Brief 22 FEB 06
Crystal City, Hyatt Regency 2799
Jefferson Davis Hwy
Capt Miller Brief Time: 2:30 – 3:10pm
Mine Warfare
Transition of Platform
Capt Terry Miller
Expeditionary Warfare Division
Mine Warfare Branch (N752)
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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 5
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
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IMPROVES KILL CHAIN
Dedicated Force: Surface MCM
Where We are Today
• 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
Advantage: Sweeping Operations
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IMPROVES KILL CHAIN
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 8
Littoral Combat Ship...
MIW Capabilities throughout the battlespace
SURFACE
Search / ID Neutralize
Neutralize
VOLUME
Search / ID
BOTTOM
Sweep BURIED
Airborne Laser Mine Rapid Airborne Remote Minehunting Airborne Mine Unmanned Surface
Detection System Mine Clearance System (RMS) – Neutralization Vessel / Organic
(ALMDS) System (RAMICS) AN/AQS20A Sonar System (AMNS) Airborne and Surface
Influence Sweep
(USV/OASIS)
Self propelled Acoustic +
Laser (search) Super-cavitating Sonar (search)
magnetic
Projectiles (kill) (and on Helo) explosive charges influence sweep 9
(kill) and kill
Organic MCM Fielding
Cumulative Number of Systems Fielded
ORGANIC MCM IOC FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13
AQS-20A LCS/MH-60S/RMV FY07 16 26 35 53 69 85
AMNS LCS/MH-60S FY09 3 6 20 30 48 64
ALMDS LCS/MH-60S FY08 6 10 22 34 46 58
OASIS LCS/MH-60S FY08 4 11 25 38 52 60
RAMICS 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
• 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
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- Man and Mammal footprint in minefield minimized.
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 11
MCM Inventory (U)
75 Decision Point
70 on Transition of LCS (MIW
Dedicated MP)
65 Force
Transition NET
MH-53E
FY16
60
55 HSV
50
# Platforms
MHC-51
45
40 MCM-1
35
30
25 MCM Mission Package:
20 Complete Final
15 Operating Capability
10 (systems fully integrated
5 into the Mission
0 Packages) in FY18.
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14
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20
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24
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
YEAR
LCS Quantities based on number MIW Mission Packages
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available, NOT available ships.
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.
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