Wolf PAC

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Stiletto / Wolf PAC
Office of Force Transformation
The small...
The fast...
and the many....
Technical Exploration Operational
Experimentation Industrial Expansion
CDR Gregory E. Glaros USN Office of the Secretary
of Defense Office of Force Transformation gregory
.glaros_at_osd.mil 703-696-5874
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Assuring U.S. Security
OFTs Objectives

• The U.S. must have access to remote but populous
  regions of the globe to guarantee our freedom.
• U.S. Security is not assured by protecting only
  our Nations borders.
• Secure strategic access and retain global
  freedom of action.
• Donald H. Rumsfeld, National Defense Strategy,
  01 March 2005
• That security requires development of smaller,
  faster, more adaptive vessels for effective
  engagement of an allusive adversary.
• Making these systems work will require a new
  operational and technological Command Control
  approach to warfare.
• Most importantly, To develop these new,
  reconfigurable vessels and forces requires an
  industrial base able to produce them.

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Increase Learning RatesMitigate risk w/ numbers,
decrease time to market

• Technical Exploration new materials hull
  forms
• Broaden seaborne options and capabilities
• Reduce crew injury
• Improve ride quality
• Lower operating costs
• Sustainable Operational Commercial Viability w/
  composite materials
• Increase high-speed performance and payload
  fraction
• Decrease draft / wake fully characterize
  performance
• Explore new methods of production with composite
  materials
• Create new analytic tools to evaluate, validate
  improve designs
• Generate useful Computational (CFD) models to
  advance new designs

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Assure Access to the LittoralOperational
Maneuver from the Sea

• Operational Experimentation employment options
  from the Sea
• Dedicated to / Partnered with USSOCOM for
• Mobility High Speed / high payload fraction /
  low draft-wake-signature
• Insertion In close engagement, greater speed of
  maneuver
• Sustainment Organic supply and local control at
  relevant scale
• Reconfigurable for changing roles dynamic
  conditions
• Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Assistance
  (Katrina / Indonesia)?
• Executable example of a strategic approach to
  cost for DoD
• Reduced cost and time pairing new CONOPS with
  technologies
• Compete at scale fill every niche cost
  imposing strategy on adversaries

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National Competitive AdvantageCoherent Strategy
for Shipbuilding

• Industrial Expansion New competencies /
  Commercial relevance
• Expand the Industrial Base new materials,
  production and manufacturing methods
• Catalyze public private partnerships between
  Government, Industry and Academic
• Team with diverse partners and leverage advances
  abroad U.S. is no longer a leader
• Advance Distributed Logistical Capabilities
  Duel-Use Short Sea Shipping assets
• Develop, design produce modular, lightweight,
  high-speed composite vessels
• Create American Global Competence incentives
  for a competitive industrial base
• Build high numbers of composite surrogates in DoD
  Lowers commercial and financial risk
• Invest in education Retain young government
  talent by funding MS and PhDs degrees
• Reinvigorate RD design advanced hull forms
  with complex composite materials
• Evolve the Electronic Keel for commercial and
  multi-use modular vessels

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Stiletto / Wolf PAC Concept to Operational
Capability in 18 Months

• Stiletto High-Speed, Carbon Reinforced Fiber
  Craft
• Designed to explore the scalability of
  non-mechanical dynamic lift, composite
  construction and high-speed performance for
  military operations
• Not meant to replace or compete with capital
  ships of the line, Intended to create capital
  potential in every hull
• Wolf PAC Command Control of Distributed
  Operations
• Technological and operational means to command
  control large numbers of networked unmanned
  systems (gt50) geographically dispersed
• Electronic Keel Maritime Data Bus
• Facilitate rapid mission/payload reconfiguration
  necessary for SOF-like forces to deploy, modify
  and tailor capabilities to emerging challenges

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Stiletto (M-Ship Co)
Surrogate for Change
Office of Force Transformation
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Stiletto Technical
Objectives

• Dimensions 88.6 x 40 ft / Draft 2.5 ft
• Manning 15 (3 Crew / 12 Passengers w/ SPECWAR
  Load out)
• Displacement 60 LT Full Load / 67 LT Max load
• Payload Cargo - 15 MT / Fuel - 16 MT / Area -
  2000 sq ft
• Max Speed 50-55 kts - SS0 / Cruise Speed 40 kts
  - SS4
• Range 500 nm _at_ full load / max speed
• Reduced crew shock (30-50) / Improved Sea
  keeping
• Carbon Reinforced Fiber construction (largest US
  built)
• 11m RHIB launch retrieval (up to SS3)
• UAV / USV / UUV launch, retrieval C2
• Reduced Wake Drag / Non Mechanical Dynamic Lift
  Hull
• Networked node for austere environments /
  disaster relief

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Stiletto Under
Construction
LOA 88-0 Beam 40-0 Draft (static)
2-4 Displacement 60 LT Payload
15 MT Fuel Load 17 MT Classification
ABS Main Engines 4 x 1650HP C-30 CAT Surface
Piercing Propellers 4 Speed Max _at_ full
load 50-55 knots Range _at_ full load max
speed 500 NM HP Total 6200hp Clear Height
15-0 Payloads 43 of Displacement 11-M RIB or
equivalent UAV / UUV / USV 15 personnel (3 Crew
/ 12 Passengers)
M Ship Co.
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Stiletto SPRINT
Panel Construction
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Stiletto Bulkheads
Internal Structure
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Stiletto Engine
Room x 4
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Stiletto Fuel Tank
Installation
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Stiletto Arneson
Surface Drives

• Arnesons
• Catwalk

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Stiletto
Superstructure
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Stiletto
Superstructure
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Stiletto Profiles
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Stiletto Profiles
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Stiletto Sectional
Views
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Stiletto ISR Assets
HF Whip Antenna
SATCOM Antenna
Lighting Rod
Navigation Lights
Low Band VHF Antenna
HF Whip Antenna
Navigation Horn
FLIR
Radar
Marine VHF Antenna
Forward Navigation Camera
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Stiletto ISR Assets
Forward Navigation Camera
Stern Navigation Camera
Docking Cameras
Note Additional Camera In Payload Area
Looking Out Stern
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Stiletto 11M
RHiB Retrieval
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Stiletto 11M RHiB
Retrieval
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Stiletto UAV Launch
Retrieval
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Electronic Keel
Maritime Data Bus

Genuine modularity Flexible architecture to
accommodate change Common standards,
interfaces and protocols

• Craft Systems monitoring
• Fuel Tank levels
• Power generation (Voltage and Current)
• Bilge Pumps Flooding Alarms
• Fire Suppression systems
• Engine Alarms
• Navigation Digital Charting
• Electronic charts
• Radar Overlay
• Sensor Systems
• GPS, depth sounder, heading
• Intercom/Communications
• Voice data
• HF/VHF/UHF/SATCOM/ITT Mesh/SIPNET
• SeaBased networked HUB/Node/Link

• Video Acquisition
• Capture, stow and frame grab
• FLIR (IR and Low Light)
• Low Light Cameras
• Situational Awareness
• Open Source Software (DOD controlled)
• Processing Power
• Cluster Supercomputing
• Memory (plenty)
• Command Control
• Manned Unmanned Assets
• Off Board Sensors Hyper/SSS/Video
• Mission Planning (HVAC / Networked)
• Sockets (plug and play carry-on)
• Common Operating Displays

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Stiletto
Electronic Keel - 1 GB LAN
CIES and Electronics Racks
CIES and Equipment Racks
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Stiletto Crew
Cockpit

• TACAIR functionality on the sea surface - Fully
  Networked Interfaces
• Command Control geographically dispersed
  autonomous systems
• Discriminate Decide locally controlled tactical
  components
• Task Direct operational assets and sensors
  (TacSat-1)

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Stiletto Testing -
Envelope Management

• Technical Utility Craft evaluation will include
  the following
• Calm Water Naval Architecture Trials
• Rough Water Naval Architecture Trials
• Maintenance, Reliability, Sustainability Studies
• Accessibility, Design Space, Ergonomics Studies
• Development of Computational Models
• Comparisons with Model Testing
• Scalability of Design

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Stiletto Operational
Experimentation

• Operational Utility Craft Operational
  Experimentation will include
• with NSWG TWO, NSWG FOUR, DEVGRU, NSCT-1
• with USCG (DHS) (Maritime Interdiction
  Operations)
• 11m RHIB CRRC Operations (Launch Retrieve)
• Unmanned Vehicles Operations (UAV / USSV / UUV)
• Disaster Relief / Austere Environment support
• Communications HUB / Network Node
• Surrogate test platform for
• emerging technology,
• networked assets and
• operational concept development

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Stiletto Other
Experimental Opportunities

• Future efforts
• Electronic Keel evolutions
• Fully networked CAN-bus system
• Complete set of military networked radios (UCIM)
• Networked control of weapons
• Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) Radar
  Modification
• Demonstration against variety of sensors
• Intelligent Autonomous Robotic Technologies
• Spatial Integrated Systems

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Stiletto Schedule of
Events

• Anticipated schedule
• Craft Acceptance December 2005
• Craft Delivery to Ft. Monroe, VA February 2006
• Naval Architecture Trials March April 2006
• First Operational Experiment March May 2006
• Equipment Experimentation March December 06
• NSW Experimentation January 06 - December 08

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Wolf PAC Operational Experiment
Office of Force Transformation
Distributed Adaptive Operations Command
Control of Networked-enabled forces,
geographically dispersed
The small...
The fast...
and the many....
CDR Gregory E. Glaros USN Office of the Secretary
of Defense Office of Force Transformation gregory
.glaros_at_osd.mil 703-696-5874
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Distributed Adaptive OperationsStiletto / Wolf
PAC

• Forces operating in a non-contiguous battlespace
  need a coherent strategy to command control
  large numbers of dispersed assets
• Coordinating effects and commanding individual
  capabilities for coherent purpose has always been
  a challenge for commanders
• Distributing those assets geographically, loosely
  federated by networks, increases the complexity
  of these controlling challenges
• Leveraging information age phenomena is a growing
  prerequisite
• A concerted effort must be made to understand the
  behavior and effects of these maneuvering assets
  in a networked environment

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Wolf PACDistributed Adaptive Operations

• Operational Experimentation Objectives
• Wolf PAC serves as an experimental venue to
• Showcase emerging technological developments
• Explore new operational concepts along with these
  new technologies
• Wolf PAC experimental outcome will be to
• Investigate if a new approach to C2 can be
  engineered practically
• Determine if a new approach to C2 can be advanced
  operationally

Collaborative, co-evolutionary initiative to
develop new CONOPS and insert emerging
technologies
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Wolf PACOperational experiments for Distributed
Operations

• Develop operational experience with
• Command Control of geographically dispersed
  networked-enabled forces
• Exploration of operational rules - how
  distributed forces work together
• Combining heterogeneous sensors for Coherent
  operational clarity
• Testing organizational relationships - with
  networked connectivity
• Resolving tactical operational C2 networked
  challenges
• High numbers of fast, modular, smaller scale
  surrogates
• High numbers of co-evolutionary cycles /
  experiments
• Coordinating large numbers of autonomous assets

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Wolf PACOFT/NSCT-1/SOCOM Assured Access
Experiment

• Location San Diego, Camp Pendleton,
  Monterey, CA
• Dates One week Mid Late March 2006
• Purpose Assure Access to the Littoral for
  NSCT-1 and SPECWAR
• Create rapid means to clear lanes for littoral
  regions and harbors 5-7 days to 1 day
• Develop CONOPS tech solutions for autonomous
  semi-autonomous systems
• Provide dedicated mobility to NSCT-1/SpecWar
  local control of organic assets
• Technologies STILETTO (M-Hull), Electronic
  Keel, UAV, USSV, UUV
• Stage forces close to the search area
  undetected
• Real-time data transmission, processing, fusion
  dissemination

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Wolf PACCurrent Lane Clearance CONOPS

• Why does it take 5-7 days?
• ARG / Support must remain undetected offshore at
  great range
• Lengthy transit time between support vessels and
  OP area
• Operational activities can only be conducted at
  night
• Primary search systems are slow i.e.mammals,
  UUVs, divers
• Data collected is only available after completion
  of mission
• Analyses of data occurs only after return to
  support vessel gt 25NM

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Wolf PAC Future Lane Clearance Operation Howler

• NEW CONOPS - Clearance / Detection in 1 day
• Place STILETTO (M-Hull) in close inside 10 NM
  from shore
• Use Autonomous systems collectively for combined
  effect
• Elimination of mammals dolphins not man
• Collection analysis of data real time
• Fuse, plan, exploit information near term

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Wolf PAC Future Lane Clearance Operation Howler

• NEW CONOPS - Clearance / Detection in 1 day
• STILETTO supports all activities via mesh
  network w/n 10NM
• Command Control large numbers of autonomous
  systems
• Most activities conducted around the clock
  covertly in parallel
• Use of wireless / Broad Band comms with handheld
  devices
• Divers respond to fused information from three
  different sensors
• Hyper-spectral, gradiometer, side scanning sonar

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Wolf PACExperimental Lane Clearance CONOPS
Night 2
Day 1
Day 2
Night 1
0600 - 1200

• Silver Fox UAV provides IR/EO imagery for
  surveillance and situational awareness
• UAV (or surrogate) flies with hyper-spectral
  imager/sensor over Q-Route and the Search Box
• USV and UUVs with side-scanning sonar search
  Q-Route
• USV with towed gradiometer antenna searches
  Q-Route
• Begin synthesizing information and initial
  planning, select assault lanes based on
  hyper-spectral and other data

10 nm from beach
10 curve
60 curve
600 curve
5 nm from beach
Operations SupportVessel
BEACH
Q-Route or Access Route
Search Box
Up to 25 nm
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Wolf PACExperimental Lane Clearance CONOPS
Night 2
Day 1
Day 2
Night 1
1200 - 1800

• Silver Fox UAV provides IR/EO/Hyper scpectral
  imagery for surveillance and situational
  awareness
• Continue to collect data on the Q-Route from
  hyper-spectral and USVs
• USV and UUVs with side-scanning sonar search
  designated assault lanes
• USV with towed gradiometer antenna searches
  designated assault lanes
• Collect and process data, identify mine-like
  object locations, plan night mission

10 nm from beach
10 curve
60 curve
600 curve
5 nm from beach
Assault Lane
Operations SupportVessel
BEACH
Q-Route or Access Route
Assault Lane
Search Box
Up to 25 nm
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Wolf PACExperimental Lane Clearance CONOPS
Night 2
Day 1
Day 2
Night 1
1800 - 0600

• Silver Fox UAV provides IR/EO imagery for
  surveillance and situational awareness
• STILETTO or M40 inserts two teams of divers (8
  per team)
• Divers reacquire mine-like objects via GPS
  coordinates, set charges on actual mines

10 nm from beach
10 curve
60 curve
600 curve
5 nm from beach
Assault Lane
Operations SupportVessel
BEACH
Q-Route or Access Route
Assault Lane
Search Box
Up to 25 nm
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Wolf PACExperimental Lane Clearance CONOPS
Night 2
Day 1
Day 2
Night 1

• Post-mission analysis
• Detonate charges when appropriate

10 nm from beach
10 curve
60 curve
600 curve
5 nm from beach
Assault Lane
Operations SupportVessel
BEACH
Q-Route or Access Route
Assault Lane
Search Box
Up to 25 nm
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Unmanned Sea Surface Vehicle (USSV)
Low Speed Variant
High Speed Variant

• Specifications
• Length 38.7 feet
• Beam 8.9 feet
• Displacement 18,000 pounds
• Speed 20 knots tow speed
• Max Payload 8,500 pounds

• Specifications
• Length 35 feet
• Beam 10 feet
• Displacement 18,000 pounds
• Speed 45 knots
• Max Payload 8,000 pounds

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Unmanned Air VehiclesUAVs Supporting NSCT-1
SILVER FOX
MANTA
Provides surveillance of friendly and enemy
forces in real time
Used for initial recon of access route, search
area, and beach defenses

• Specifications
• Nominal Endurance 5-7 hours
• Airspeed (cruise) 35-70 knots
• Airspeed (dash) 70 knots
• Navigation GPS
• Payload EO/IR cameras Hyper-spectral sensor
• C2 Range 15-20 nautical miles (LOS)
• Video System Range 14-18 nautical miles (LOS)
• Payload Capacity Up to 15 pounds

• Specifications
• Nominal Endurance 8-10 hours
• Airspeed (cruise) 40-55 knots
• Airspeed (dash) 55 knots
• Navigation GPS
• Payload FLIR, EO/IR cameras
• C2 Range 18-20 nautical miles (LOS)
• Video System Range 18-20 nautical miles (LOS)
• Payload Capacity Up to 5 pounds

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Stiletto USSOCOM
RD Partnership
Included in 3-yr exploration
Future Equipment Needed

• Additional Comm Gear
• Mission Specific Equipment
• Weapons
• Dedicated UAV / USV
• Additional Sensors

• M Hull availability
• Mission Reconfigurable
• Open Payload Space
• Open Deck Space
• Flexible Electronic Keel
• Networked Comms
• Super Computer
• SIPRNET Connectivity
• 11 M RHIB
• Experimentation Funding

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Stiletto Technical
Support

• NSWCCD providing the following support
• Contracting Agent / Documentation
• Design review
• Construction review / oversight
• Risk assessment for Sponsor
• Test plan development
• Experimentation planning
• Operational equipment installation

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Operational SurrogatesContributions in kind

• Wolf PAC Experiment
• Experiment with
• Assured Access to the Littorals
• Distributed Urban Operations
• Serve as Local Maritime FOB
• Outfit Using Existing NSW/NAVAIR/USMC C4I
• Develop Collaborative Distributed C2 methods