Harvard University

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Knowledge for Development Seminar, Center for
International Development Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University, October 30, 2003
Seminar on Knowledge Systems for Development A
Survey of Core Questions and Answers "Science,
Salt Water and Submarines Doing RD with the
Navy"
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Presentation by RADM Richard F. Pittenger, USN
(Ret.) Vice President for Marine Operations Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution October/November
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ASW as a Cumulative Conditional Probability
Equation
Probability of success is controlled by lowest
probability.
ASW Campaign is a game of small numbers i.e.
attrition (small individual encounter success
rates add up to overall success).
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ASW and Submarine WarfareForce Level Builder in
Cold War

• SSBN Ballistic Missile Sub
• The survivable leg of the triad (second strike)
• New mission
• SSN Nuclear Attack Submarines
• No longer an anti-commerce mission
• Now focused on ASW
• Fixed Wing Aircraft Maritime Air (VP)
• Key to winning World War II ASW Campaign
• No mission without Soviet Submarine Threat
• Surface Reluctant Players (Gun Club)
• Shore
• Jobs for Navy Labs, Academia, Industry

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Threat Perception

• Soviet Submarine Construction Effort
• Recollection of Second Battle of the Atlantic
• Missiles Close to U. S.
• Short / No warning (This one gets Congresss
  attention.)
• SOSUS Primary Task - I W
• Submarines Threaten Allied Sea Control and
• thus U.S. National Security

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Secrets to Success in PPBS Process
President Brickbat DOD Navy Pentagon and
Fleet Congress

• Priority at all levels
• Funding (ASW TOA FY 86 14B)

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Good RDTE

• Involves Both
• Technology / Knowledge Push and
• Requirement Pull (6.3 ? 6.5)
• The state of knowledge and the availability of
• knowledgeable scientists, engineers,
  operators and
• managers are key ingredients to developing
• weapons systems.

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Examples
Technology/Knowledge (Push) Nuclear Powered
Sub Ballistic Missile Deep Sound
Channel Hydrophone and Cable Technology
(ATT) Acoustic Processing Oceanography
Requirement (Pull) Survivable Strategic
Missile Capability SOSUS
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Examples (continued)

• Technology/Knowledge
• (Push)
• Long Range Acoustic Path
• CZ, BB
• Platform Quieting
• Sonar and Sonobuoy Design
• Transducer
• Processing
• Transmission
• Oceanography

Requirement (Pull) ASW Sensors Sonars
Sonobuoys Towed Arrays
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Detection

• Problem
• U. S. faced with another
• large submarine threat
• Soviets gt 300 subs
• Combination of nuclear power and ballistic
  missile tilts Cold War balance.
• Subs, in general, threaten national security.

• Solution
• Need
• Large area-basin scale sensors
• as well as tactical sensors
• Enabled by
• Discovery of long-range acoustic
• propagation paths Ewing
• Approach
• SOSUS fixed arrays
• Follow-up forces
• MPA
• SSN
• Surface and air sensors
• exploiting CZ and BB

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The Shadow Zone Below a 200-Foot Isothermal Layer
Probing the Ocean for Submarines A History of
the AN/SQS-26 Long-Range, Echo-Ranging Sonar, A
Memoir by Thaddeus G. Bell. Page 12.
Distribution authorized to the Depart. Of Defense
and U.S. DoD contractors only Administrative or
Operational Use 28 March 2003. Other requests
for this document shall be referred to the Naval
Sea Systems Command (PMS-411).
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Deep-Ocean Sound Paths Exploitable by the SQS-26
Long-Range, Echo-Ranging Sonar
Probing the Ocean for Submarines A History of
the AN/SQS-26 Long-Range, Echo-Ranging Sonar, A
Memoir by Thaddeus G. Bell. Page 2.
Distribution authorized to the Depart. Of Defense
and U.S. DoD contractors only Administrative or
Operational Use 28 March 2003. Other requests
for this document shall be referred to the Naval
Sea Systems Command (PMS-411).
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Echo Versus Frequency Plots at Two Ranges
Probing the Ocean for Submarines A History of
the AN/SQS-26 Long-Range, Echo-Ranging Sonar, A
Memoir by Thaddeus G. Bell. Page 22.
Distribution authorized to the Depart. Of Defense
and U.S. DoD contractors only Administrative or
Operational Use 28 March 2003. Other requests
for this document shall be referred to the Naval
Sea Systems Command (PMS-411). Page 22.
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Engagement

• Problem
• Soviet submarines
• Anechoic coatings
• Double hull construction
• Countermeasures
• Fleet Performance
• Weapon delivery accuracy (CEP)
• Torpedo sonar range
• Warhead lethality

• Solution
• NEARTIP Near-Term Torpedo
• Improvement Program
• Improve MK46 Torpedo
• Slow down
• Better processing, CCM
• Better explosive warhead
• Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
• Major RD program 4B
• Push sonar, propulsion,
• guidance control, warhead
• to state-of-the-art and beyond
• Better Fleet Tactics
• Presidential Priority

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