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EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringMarine RoboticsNaval ArchitectureShip ManeuveringAutonomous Underwater VehiclesNaval WarfareReconnaissance ApplicationsSubsea RoboticsSubsea SensingUnderwater NavigationBattlefield ReconnaissanceNavigation AidsNetwork-centric OperationsOceanographic Data CollectionReconnaissanceSubmarine ManeuveringUndersea WarfareUnderwater Surveying
The Navy UUV Master Plan, commissioned by ASN‑RDA, outlines a decade‑long development roadmap and envisions UUVs as integral battle‑force elements with four key capabilities, including submarine track and trail for target engagement. The plan identifies four mission capabilities—maritime reconnaissance, undersea search and survey, navigation/communication aids, and submarine track and trail—and surveys the technologies needed, producing a programmatic roadmap for critical‑path development.
At the request of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN-RDA), The Navy Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Master Plan was prepared, outlining recommended development pathways for UUV systems and technologies for the next decade and beyond. An overall vision of UUVs as integral parts of the battle force is portrayed with four signature capabilities seen as critical to both near term and long term goals. The Maritime Reconnaissance capability provides the means of gathering information from designated areas in a timely and covert manner. Undersea Search and Survey serves both the need for tactical oceanographic data and mine reconnaissance/neutralization. UUVs can also be employed as Navigation/Communication Aids, providing valuable connectivity in the realm of network-centric warfare. Finally, Submarine Track and Trail will provide new capabilities for target engagement. The technologies required to accomplish these missions were surveyed, and a programmatic roadmap was prepared to develop those capabilities determined to be on the critical paths for implementation.