Navy undertakes first unmanned battle problem
Exercise tested unmanned operational scenarios
Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
210419-N-NO842-1003 SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2021) A CARINA unmanned undersea glider from Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV) Squadron 1 launches in support of U.S. Pacific Fleetâs UxS IBP 21, April 19. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (Courtesy U.S. Navy photo)
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. â In the ongoing effort to incorporate unmanned technology into the Fleet, the Navy kicked off its first unmanned battle problem last month.
Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 was carried out by U.S. 3rd Fleet on the West Coast.
Unmanned Systems, Passive Sensors Help USS John Finn Bullseye Target With SM-6
A Raytheon SM-6 launched from an Aegis guided-missile destroyer. US Navy Photo
Using a blend of information from unmanned and manned ships and aircraft, a guided-missile destroyer launched an anti-surface missile from over-the-horizon to hit a target more than 250 miles away without using active sensors as part of the Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21, Navy officials said on Monday.
The target was equipped with a small radar reflector and a repeater that put out an electromagnetic signal. The signal from the repeater was detectable by sensors on the uncrewed aircraft and manned and unmanned surface vessels, said Carrier Strike Group 3 commander Rear Adm. James Aiken during a Monday call with reporters.
Sea Hunter MUSV, pictured on 20 April 2021 during UxS IBP 21. (Photo: USN/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley)
Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 explores how unmanned capabilities can be incorporated in day-to-day USN operations.
The USN on 19 April commenced its first ever multi-domain exercise exploring manned and unmanned capabilities.
Led by the Pacific Fleet and executed by the 3rd Fleet, Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21) ‘will generate warfighting advantages by integrating multi-domain manned and unmanned capabilities into the most challenging operational scenarios’, the USN stated.
It added: ‘This exercise will directly inform warfighters, warfare centres and developers to further incorporate unmanned capabilities in day-to-day Fleet operations and battle plans.’
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Navy Kicks Off First Fleet Exercise Focused On Role of Unmanned Systems
April 19, 2021 3:35 PM
U.S. Navy leaders observe a demonstration in the combat information center aboard Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) on Naval Base San Diego, April 16 during the Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21) Distinguished Visitor Day. U.S. Pacific Fleet’s UxS IBP 21, April 19-26, integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into the most challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. US Navy photo.
The Navy today kicked off its first-ever exercise using manned and unmanned systems together in the air and the sea, in a first test of what a future hybrid fleet of crewed and uncrewed vessels could look like.
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