The US Navy Information Request (RFI) outlined the future of underground naval combat capabilities within the AN/BYG-1 combat system, the US Navy's undersea warfare combat system, and the Royal Australian Navy-operated submarines used in all American in-service submarines.
The RFI submits updates to three core features. tactical control reorganization and integration planning, payload reorganization and integration planning, and development and integration of new artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) tactical decision support (TDA).
This notice was posted by the PEO UWS Submarine Combat and Weapons Management Program Office (PMS 425). According to PMS 425, various requirements are set to support new ways of integrating submarine warfare systems and weapons in a more streamlined way.
“The PMS 425 is attempting to identify sources that may be interested in meeting the requirements for establishing a new AN/BYG-1 feature delivery framework for the development and deployment of AN/BYG-1 applications. This requirement is intended to provide distribution capabilities as now, in the future, and as part of the new framework for legacy development, testing, and legacy integrated AN/BYG-1 applications.”
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New features provided by selected contractors will also be fielded by office submarines of the Australia/UK/US (Occas) joint program, according to the US Navy, Royal Australian Navy and PEO UWS.
RFI lists numerous requirements for containerization of AN/BYG-1 features, integration of new strike components, artificial intelligence, machine learning, integration of third-party features with AN/BYG-1, delivery of incremental AN/BYG-1 applications, adding tactical decision support including integration of ununtive firt for conpaps integration, containerization of AN/BYG-1 features, and integration of AN/BYG-1 features. Underwater vehicles (UUV), heavyweight torpedoes (HWT), unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and submarine measures.
The expected award date for the contract to provide these features will be set in July 2027 with one base year and four optional years. The US Navy expects that system delivery will be a ready-to-run method that can be delivered as a certified, fully tested, production-ready hardware and software suite.
The AN/BYG-1 is expected to play a much heavier role in defensive and offensive management with the addition of the MK 58 CRAW torpedo added to the US Navy attack submarine. According to the US Navy, claws are a capabilities developed by university and industry teams, aimed at dramatically increasing the number of torpedoes packed into each tube. The Navy Research Bureau has developed multipacking technology as part of its project revolvernew launch capabilities of torpedo-shaped tubes on Virginia-class submarines. Craw also adds a defensive anti-noise feature that attacks submarines when fielded into an incremental 2 variant.
Future AN/BYG-1 combat systems manage all aspects of offensive and defensive engagement, as well as other UUV delivery methods Like the people the Defense Innovation Unit currently wants It attempts to provide a 12.75-inch UUV for one-way attack missions, extending the range of claws and other new weapons.
“new [AN/BYG-1] The framework includes applications that support employment weapons for processing information from onboard sensors, integration of off-hull information into tactical situations, contact and decision management, mission planning, training, payload commands and control, and other functions related to both current and future tactics, payloads, and combat control applications. ”
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