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DARPA program hides care packages at the bottom of the ocean floor
By Tyler Gold on January 16, 2013 06:31 pm
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on a new system to stash important military payloads on the bottom of the ocean floor. The recently-proposed system, dubbed the Upwards Falling Program, would place specialized containers on the sea floor, where they could rest for up to years at a time. They could then be triggered when needed, rising to the surface and delivering their cargo to the appropriate military vessel.
When completed, the UFP could provide non-lethal tools to provide aid for ships or disrupt enemy technologies. DARPA suggests that even unmanned aerial drones could be launched from the capsules, taking off in mere seconds. The agency is seeking proposals in three areas critical to developing the program: a communication medium to talk to the containers, "risers" to contain the payloads themselves, and the actual objects in the payloads. For those interested in making a proposal, DARPA is holding an information session on January 25th.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3...-hides-care-packages-at-bottom-of-ocean-floor
DARPA seeks to develop non-lethal weapons and sensors that pop up from the ocean's depths
January 15, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va., 15 Jan. 2013. Imagine a bunch of distracting laser strobes, electronic warfare jammers, or other kinds of non-lethal weapons that pop up seemingly up without warning from the ocean's depths in the middle of one of the world's naval battle groups.
That's just what scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) envision from the upcoming Upward Falling Payloads (UFP) program, which seeks to pre-deploy sensors or non-lethal weapons on the ocean floor sometimes years in advance for surprise deployment among the nation's naval adversaries during times of war or international tension.
DARPA on Friday issued a broad agency announcement (DARPA-BAA-13-17) for the UFP program, which seeks to design non-lethal weapons or situational-awareness sensors that can be placed on the ocean floor, with propellant to launch payloads to the ocean surface, and communications systems that enable their deployment at standoff ranges.
The primary reason for the UFP program is the high cost and logistical difficulty of deploying many Navy ships and weapons in forward operating areas of vast global ocean areas. Instead, DARPA wants upward falling unattended sensor or non-lethal weapon payloads pre-deployed for use at a moment's notice.
Concealment of the sea provides the opportunity to surprise maritime targets from below, as well as the ability to operate across great distances, DARPA researchers say. Getting close to targets without warning, and deploying systems without delay are key attributes of anticipated UFP capability.
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/01/DARPA-UFP-program.html
By Tyler Gold on January 16, 2013 06:31 pm
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on a new system to stash important military payloads on the bottom of the ocean floor. The recently-proposed system, dubbed the Upwards Falling Program, would place specialized containers on the sea floor, where they could rest for up to years at a time. They could then be triggered when needed, rising to the surface and delivering their cargo to the appropriate military vessel.
When completed, the UFP could provide non-lethal tools to provide aid for ships or disrupt enemy technologies. DARPA suggests that even unmanned aerial drones could be launched from the capsules, taking off in mere seconds. The agency is seeking proposals in three areas critical to developing the program: a communication medium to talk to the containers, "risers" to contain the payloads themselves, and the actual objects in the payloads. For those interested in making a proposal, DARPA is holding an information session on January 25th.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3...-hides-care-packages-at-bottom-of-ocean-floor
DARPA seeks to develop non-lethal weapons and sensors that pop up from the ocean's depths
January 15, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va., 15 Jan. 2013. Imagine a bunch of distracting laser strobes, electronic warfare jammers, or other kinds of non-lethal weapons that pop up seemingly up without warning from the ocean's depths in the middle of one of the world's naval battle groups.
That's just what scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) envision from the upcoming Upward Falling Payloads (UFP) program, which seeks to pre-deploy sensors or non-lethal weapons on the ocean floor sometimes years in advance for surprise deployment among the nation's naval adversaries during times of war or international tension.
DARPA on Friday issued a broad agency announcement (DARPA-BAA-13-17) for the UFP program, which seeks to design non-lethal weapons or situational-awareness sensors that can be placed on the ocean floor, with propellant to launch payloads to the ocean surface, and communications systems that enable their deployment at standoff ranges.
The primary reason for the UFP program is the high cost and logistical difficulty of deploying many Navy ships and weapons in forward operating areas of vast global ocean areas. Instead, DARPA wants upward falling unattended sensor or non-lethal weapon payloads pre-deployed for use at a moment's notice.
Concealment of the sea provides the opportunity to surprise maritime targets from below, as well as the ability to operate across great distances, DARPA researchers say. Getting close to targets without warning, and deploying systems without delay are key attributes of anticipated UFP capability.
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/01/DARPA-UFP-program.html
