Budget Highlights Book - DON FM&C Website - U.S. Navy

February 2010Rebalancing Investment to Meet Global Requirementsbroad spectrum of applications and missions, including towing variable‐depthsensors to detect, localize, classify and identify undersea threats at a safe distancefrom friendly ships. The Remote Multi‐Mission Vehicle (RMMV) provides allweather,low‐observable operations, high endurance, interchangeable missionsystem electronics, and real‐time data transfer capability beyond line of sight.The FY 2011 budget continues to support the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance andAnalysis (COBRA) system, the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance/Targeting(ISR/T) part of the Assault Breaching System. The COBRA system will be a modularpayload architecture, integrated with the MQ‐8B Fire Scout VTUAV which willserve as the assault breaching detection system within the LCS MineCountermeasures (MCM) mission package.Mine Warfare Research and DevelopmentThe AN/AQS‐20A Sonar Mine Detecting Set was decertified from operational testingdue to reliability and maintainability issues with the MH‐60S Block 2A Carriage,Stream, Tow and Recovery System (CSTRS). Developmental Testing will continuein FY 2010 with Operational Testing starting in fourth quarter of FY 2010. OAMCMsystems already delivered to the first LCS MCM Mission Package include theALMDS and the AMNS. Other systems being developed for introduction insubsequent LCS Mission Modules include OASIS and RAMICS. Additionally, theOAMCM program provides funding for integration and testing of each MCMsystem on the MH‐60S through a common console interface. These vital systemswill provide the fleet with a flexible, organic MCM capability.NETWORKS AND C4I PROGRAMSThe Navy’s Command, Control, Communication, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)programs represent the backbone of the combat capability of naval forces. The C4Ievolutionary plan revolves around four key elements: connectivity, a commontactical picture, a “Sensor‐to‐Shooter” emphasis, and information/command andcontrol warfare. In support of this plan, the development of FORCEnet continues inthe FY 2011 budget. FORCEnet is the cornerstone architecture that will integratesensors, networks, decision aids, and weapons into an adaptive human controlmaritime system in order to achieve dominance across all warfare spectrums. Inconcert with C4I, cyberspace capabilities are critical to achieving DON objectives inevery warfighting domain and enterprise business model. The Department of5–22 FY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget