QUICK RESPONSE ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF ADVANCED SYSTEMS AND CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE NAVAL WARFARE

DEFENSE GROUP INC. (DGI) IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (SAIC) PROPOSES TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS, TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, PROJECTED COST AND RISK OF A QUICK RESPONSE ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM (QRES) BY USING THE WARFARE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING (WSA&E) METHODOLOGY. PHASE I OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP THE QRES OPERATIONAL CONCEPT, SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE, TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, TECHNICAL RISK, PROJECTED COSTS AND POTENTIAL THREAT RESPONSES TO THE QRES. THE QRES WILL GREATLY IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES TO ENGAGE SUBMARINE CONTACTS, AND HAS APPLICATIONS IN CVBF AND OTHER FORCE ASW PROSECUTION. PHASE I WORK WILL DEVELOP PHYSICAL, FUNCTIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND CONNECTIVELY ARCHITECTURE COMPONENTS. TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY STUDIES WILL ESTABLISH AND DESIGN PARAMETERS, WITH SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS AND RISK IDENTIFIED FOR CANDIDATE QRES CONFIGURATIONS. A PARALLEL ARCHITECTURE ASSESSMENT EFFORT WILL USE EXISTING TLWR-WSA ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO MEASURE QRES EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTRIBUTION TO FORCE ASW MISSION SUCCESS. THE PHASE I REPORT WILL IDENTIFY QRES CONFIGURATION, EFFECTIVENESS, COST AND RISK IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL FOR INCLUSION IN A SPAWAR ASW ARCHITECTURE OPTION. PHASE II EFFORTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED FULLY IN THE REPORT.