Support the mission of the Dahlgren Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center by providing research, development, test and evaluation, and in-service engineering for mine warfare, special warfare, amphibious warfare, diving and other Naval missions that take place primarily in the Coastal Region. Execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. This facility will be a multi-story structure with a structural steel and/or concrete frame, metal and/or built-up roofing and masonry/stucco exterior walls. The complex will have an automatic fire sprinkler system, laboratory space, intrusion detection system, and heating, ventilating and Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391 Submitted to Congress (Continued On DD 1391C) Page No. 133 1. Component NAVY FY 2004 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM 3. Installation and Location UIC N61331 NAVSURFWARCEN COASTAL SYSTEMS STATION PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 4. Project Title LITTORAL WARFARE RESEARCH COMPLEX (continued) air conditioning system. 303 2. Date 2/3/03 7. Project Number 376 Interior rearrangements and modifications to eight existing buildings. Built-in equipment includes one elevator, and bridge cranes. Special construction features are piles and grade beams. The facility will be located on the waterfront to provide launch and recovery capabilities for various autonomous and unmanned research platforms. This This facility will contain inside laboratories for work on sensors, batteries, guidance, communications, control systems, and support spaces, including covered storage and a test tank. Anti-terrorism/force protection features will be provided for the building and the site. project will demolish nine buildings for a total area of 2,933 square meters (31,572 square feet) of inadequate facilities. Sustainable principles will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project in accordance with Executive Order 13123 and other laws and Executive Orders. 11. Requirement: PROJECT: LS Adequate: LS Substandard: LS This project constructs a unique, consolidated littoral unmanned systems REQUIREMENT: Adequate facilities are required to support testing and development of unmanned systems technology. The Navy has the mission, when called upon, to project force in all arenas of the ocean environment, including the littoral interface between the deep ocean and shore. The littoral environment places surface ships and Navy personnel in a vulnerable position, susceptible to underwater and terrestrial mines, shore emplacements, reduced maneuvering area, and a hostile natural environment. All future Navy platforms will use unmanned systems to conduct their littoral missions. ''Congress calls for a horde of unmanned systems Congress wants DOD to make 1/3 of operation deep strike aircraft unmanned by 2010... and to ensure that 1/3 of combat ground vehicles are remotely operated by 2015.'' [Ref: FY2001 Auth. Act, S-2550, Sec. 217, 106th Congress; Out of the Loop by Jason Sherman, July 2000.] Through the utilization of unmanned systems, the exposure of Navy personnel and surface ships could be greatly reduced. To accomplish this feat, emerging technologies must be developed and tested. This type of research will ... Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391C Submitted to Congress Page No. 134 require the use of multiple systems to cover the entire spectrum (underwater, surface, aerial, and ground) of the littoral battlefield, thus creating a 'system of unmanned systems.'' This type of integration has proven successful in other projects, such as the Remote Mine hunting System (A/N-WLD-1) now being introduced to the fleet. Future systems must be smaller and have more capabilities, thus increasing their complexity. This type of research will involve the testing of multiple, cooperating, unmanned systems and ultimately the testing of multiple types of unmanned systems in a cooperative manner. Supporting technologies include specialized sensor package development, navigation/communication interoperability, autonomous control for a cooperating group of systems, and connectivity for automatic data dissemination. A consolidated facility will allow efficient interaction of personnel and systems that is necessary to construct a product that will fully maximize the potential of this emerging technology. This facility will be closely linked to the operational fleet for mission relevance and operational utility, while also being easily accessible by academic institutions and industrial activities that will be developing essential sensing, processing, and system technologies. CURRENT SITUATION: Development of emerging technologies in the field of littoral unmanned systems is being hampered at Coastal System Station by the lack of adequate facilities to integrate and test multiple systems prior to major tests. This leads to final assembly and testing processes being conducted dockside or onboard the support vessel. This causes delays in the testing program and added expenditures of having personnel and the ship on standby while final problems are resolved. It is estimated that more than $150,000 per major test is unnecessarily spent due to the inefficiency of these conditions. The current development of multiple systems is being conducted in various isolated facilities scattered across the installation. The interaction between systems designers and engineers of the different systems is being neglected due to the physical separation. In addition, the separation requires the movement of personnel and devices to accommodate interim testing that causes further delays. Multiple sets of specialized and sensitive test equipment are required because they cannot be transported without the need to be recalibrated. The lack of adequate facilities has required that some demonstrations and development be conducted at other installations at a considerable expense to the projects. It is estimated that more than $1,000,000 per year is expended on use of outside facilities, transportation, living expenses, and overtime associated with off-site testing. Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391C Submitted to Congress Page No. 135 |