Undersea Warfare
The objective of this Project is to pursue the development of technologies with the goal of improving ASW effectiveness to the point of rendering the enemy submarine irrelevant against U.S. and coalition forces. U.S. adversaries continue to develop asymmetric capabilities and capacities to deter, disrupt, or delay the entry of U.S. and allied naval forces, and pose a constant challenge as we implement the Maritime Strategy. These trends increase the threats to U.S. surface combatants, thus requiring a focused effort to identify the most promising ASW technologies through a process of discovery, assessment, experimentation, and analysis. Studies, experiments, and/or technology developments under this PE will seek to improve the ability of surface combatants to detect, classify, localize, and track submerged contacts and detect and defend against modern torpedoes. To achieve these objectives, it is essential to develop new ASW technologies. The products from these efforts will be provided to the ACB program supporting the continuing improvement of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship ASW Combat System.
FY2027 planned work FY 2027 Plans are reflected in PE 0603561N, Project 1704 per the PE/BLI consolidation effort.
FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 Plans are reflected in PE 0603561N, Project 1704 per the PE/BLI consolidation effort.