Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response Case Study

Abstract

• In 2018, PMS 408 awarded two prototype other transaction authorities for remote underwater vehicle (ROV) systems to support Navy EOD requirements for mine countermeasure (MCM), seabed, and subsea warfare (SSW) operations. The SRS Fusion and VideoRayDefender were fielded to the end user for a two-year user operational evaluation system (UOES) that would determine the material solution for the MESR program of record. VideoRayDefender was selected to become the baseline configuration for MESR with follow on iterative development and incremental delivery efforts. MESR Increments I-III focus on capabilities such as charge delivery system, autonomous navigation, automatic target recognition, enhanced manipulator capability, and enhanced imaging. • This study highlights the successful adaptive middle tier acquisition utilized by PMS 408 with partners such as Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and how this capability fits in the more significant DOD unmanned systems initiatives.