THENAVYUNMANNEDSURFACEVEHICLE(USV)MASTERPLAN23July2007ApprovedforPublicRelease;DistributionUnlimited--Thispageintentionallyblank--USVMasterPlanRecordofChangesiRECORDOFCHANGESRevisionChangePagesDateUSVMasterPlanRecordofChangesii--Thispageintentionallyblank--USVMasterPlanConcurrenceandApprovaliiCONCURRENCEANDAPPROVALApprovedBy:___________________________JamesE.ThomsenProgramExecutiveOfficer,Littoral&MineWarfare(PEOLMW)ConcurredBy:_______________________________________RDMLVictorG.GuilloryActingDirector,SurfaceWarfare(OPNAVN86)_______________________________________MAJGENThomasA.BenesDirector,ExpeditionaryWarfare(OPNAVN85)USVMasterPlanConcurrenceandApprovaliii--Thispageintentionallyblank--TableofContentsivTABLEOFCONTENTSRECORDOFCHANGES........................................................................................................................iCONCURRENCEANDAPPROVAL...................................................................................................iiEXECUTIVESUMMARY.....................................................................................................................xTHEVISIONFORUSVsANDTHEOBJECTIVEOFTHEUSVMASTERPLAN....................................xTHEUSVDEFINED..................................................................................................................................xCRAFTTYPES...........................................................................................................................................xiMISSIONS..................................................................................................................................................xiVEHICLECLASSES..................................................................................................................................xiFINDINGSANDRECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................................................xiiiCHAPTER1–USVVISION..................................................................................................................1THENEEDFORAUSVMASTERPLAN.................................................................................................1SUPPORTINGTHEDODFORCETRANSFORMATIONINITIATIVE...................................................4THEUSVDEFINED.................................................................................................................................6VISIONANDOBJECTIVESOFTHEUNMANNEDSURFACEVEHICLEMASTERPLAN...................7CHAPTER2-USVMISSIONDESCRIPTIONS..............................................................................11DEVELOPINGUSVMISSIONPACKAGES...........................................................................................11MINECOUNTERMEASURE(MCM)..............................................................................................11MINECOUNTERMEASURE(MCM)SEARCH.........................................................................15MCMSEARCHCONCEPTOFOPERATIONS..........................................................................15MCMSEARCHSYSTEMCONCEPTS.......................................................................................15MCMSEARCHTECHNOLOGYANDENGINEERINGISSUES.............................................16MINECOUNTERMEASURE(MCM)SWEEPING.........................................................................17MCMSWEEPINGCONCEPTOFOPERATIONS......................................................................17MCMSWEEPINGSYSTEMCONCEPTS...................................................................................17MCMSWEEPINGTECHNOLOGYANDENGINEERINGISSUES.........................................18MINECOUNTERMEASURE(MCM)NEUTRALIZATION...........................................................18MCMNEUTRALIZATIONCONCEPTOFOPERATIONS.......................................................19MCMNEUTRALIZATIONSYSTEMCONCEPTS....................................................................19MCMNEUTRALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYANDENGINEERINGISSUES..........................20MCMUUVDELIVERY....................................................................................................................21ANTI-SUBMARINEWARFARE(ASW).........................................................................................23ASWBACKGROUND..................................................................................................................23ASWOBJECTIVE.........................................................................................................................25ASWCONCEPTSOFOPERATIONS..........................................................................................25MARITIMESHIELD................................................................................................................25PROTECTEDPASSAGE.........................................................................................................27WEAPONEMPLOYMENTCONSIDERATIONS...................................................................