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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Navy
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
1319: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy / BA 4: Advanced
Component Development & Prototypes (ACD&P)
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 0603925N / Directed Energy and Electric Weapon System
with near-term laser weapon capabilities. Additionally, accelerated learning through incorporation of laser weapon Concept of Operations (CONOPs), employment, and
maintenance will enable the rapid development and integration of these capabilities with the Navys existing weapon systems. This NLFoS initiative will also develop
and validate warfighting requirements for laser weapons to address a variety of threats and to mature technologies and system integration readiness. HELIOS provides
a low cost-per-shot capability to address Anti-Surface Warfare and Counter-Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C-ISR) gaps with the ability to dazzle and
destroy Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and defeat Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) while integrated into the AEGIS Combat System on a Flt IIA Destroyer. SNLWS
provides industry-developed and government integrated capability to the Fleet in as short a timeframe as possible, thereby addressing the National Defense Strategy
direction to foster a culture of innovation. SNLWS includes the development of a laser weapon system in the 60 kW or higher class. Competition was utilized for system
development and production efforts. SNLWS leverages mature technology that will deliver a mature laser weapon system capability to the Fleet. SNLWS development
leverages the Laser Weapon System (LaWS)/Solid State Laser Quick Reaction Capability (SSL QRC) and Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL TM)/Laser
Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) efforts.
The FY 2021 funding supports completion of the system build, review and delivery of the Technical Data Package, logistics support material and training, and
Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) of one system for conduct of land based testing and subsequent delivery pier side for shipboard installation
in a DDG 51 Flt IIA ship during AEGIS Modernization, and conduct of System Operational Verification Testing (SOVT).
Project 9823 - Lasers for Navy Applications: Optical Dazzling Interceptor Navy (ODIN) development provides near-term, directed energy, shipboard Counter-
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C-ISR) capabilities to dazzle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) and other platforms that address urgent operational
needs of the Fleet. FY 2018 was the first year of funding which supports the design, development, procurement and installation of 8 ODIN standalone units over the
FYDP, for deployment on DDG 51 Flt IIA surface combatants. The program supports the non-recurring engineering, development, procurement of long lead material,
assembly and checkout, system certification, platform integration/installation and sustainment for these ODIN standalone units.
The FY 2021 funding completes procurement, assembly, checkout, integration, T&E and installation of Units 4 and 5; continues procurement, assembly, checkout,
integration and T&E of Units 6, 7 and 8; and provides Operation & Sustainment (O&S) of Units 1-5. It should be noted that in order to fully fund the procurement,
assembly, checkout, integration, T&E, installation and sustainment of 8 units, a FY 2020 $9.975 million Below Threshold Reprogramming (BTR) is required.
Project 9999 (PU C440/C547) - Congressional Adds - Railgun Program: Congress added funding in FY2019 and FY2020 for ship-based program/technical development
and ship integration related risk reduction. Electromagnetic railgun provides increased capability for the following mission sets: Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS),
Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Fast Attack Craft and Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FAC/FIAC), and future potential for Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW). This
funding supports the testing and refinement of pulse current transfer, mount, and hypervelocity projectile component development. In addition, this project supports the
continuing effort to define and evolve requirements related to mount and platform interface management and maturations of specifications for tactical railgun weapon
system.
Project 9999 (PU C453) - Congressional Add - Surface Navy Laser Weapon System (SNLWS) Program Re-phasing: Congress added funding in FY 2019 for re-phasing
of the SNLWS development and fielding effort. This funding supports procurement of HELIOS long lead materials in FY 2019 related to early award of the contract to
Lockheed Martin Aculight.
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