Maneuver Support Vessel (MSV)

This project line supports the family of Maneuver Support Vessels (MSV) which enable Dynamic Force Repositioning (DFR) by providing the Combatant, Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) and Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) Commanders with the ability to access multiple entry points via littorals and inland waterways (waterborne corridor) to sustain forces within an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) bubble. The family of MSV include the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)) and other systems both manned and autonomous, to include the Autonomous Resupply Vessel (ARV), Autonomy of MSV, and enablers which support INDOPACOM operational plans and Army Title 10 requirements to prepare for land combat and provide watercraft support in a theater of operations in support of Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC). MSV connectors will provide Surge, Precision and Dispersed Logistics to move and maneuver tailored forces, combat ready troops, platforms, equipment, and supply bulk fuel and water across the full spectrum of operations. MSV connectors mitigate A2/AD threats by providing access to shallow coastal waters, rivers, in narrow inland waterways in support of dispersed force elements in austere environments and where mature ports or road networks are unavailable. The MSV(L) provides upgraded capabilities such as higher operational speed, reduced draft and increased payload to support expeditionary movement and maneuver of tailored forces and combat power to mitigate the Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) operational environment. Capable of delivering a combat configured Abrams, Stryker or Bradley Fighting Vehicles along with critical sustainment missions including delivery of food, water, fuel, and ammunition. MSV(L) is the first new development program which will displace the Army's aging Landing Craft Mechanized-8 (LCM-8) class of vessels. The LCM-8 does not have the speed, functional draft (shallow water capability), interoperability, or maneuver capability to move today's Army Maneuver Platforms. The ARV is an autonomous uncrewed cargo vessel employed as part of an intra-theater Human Machine Integrated (HMI) Supply and Distribution System. The ARV will operate in unison with manned, remotely operated, and unmanned systems to sustain widely dispersed land formations deployed in contested littoral environments.