PMA-264 DDVLA Industry Day_FINAL.pptx

SSQ-145 DDVLA Overview for PMA-264 Industry Day 20 August 2025 Presented to: Industry Presented by:

CAPT Greg Hinkle LCDR Michael Fick NAVAIR Public Release 2025-0474. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

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Agenda 0830 – 0900 Check In Precise Front Desk

0900- 0905 Introductions LCDR Fick

0905 – 0920 Opening Remarks CAPT Greg Hinkle

0920 – 1000 IPT Brief LCDR Fick

Industry Day 20 Aug 2025 NAVAIR Public Release 2025-0474. Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited As of Aug 2025 Industry Partners Advanced Acoustics Concepts BAE Systems Curtiss Wright Defense Solutions Lockheed Martin Navmar Applied Sciences Corp (NASC) Opterus R&D SeaLandAire Technologies Sparton Speedway Consulting Ultra Maritime

20 Aug 2025 NAVAIR Public Release 2025-0474. Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited As of Aug 2025 PMA-264 Air ASW Systems Mission Statement:

Develop, procure, field, and sustain effective and affordable Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability for the Air ASW warfighter

Production Sonobuoys: Air launched, expendable, electro-mechanical sensors designed to relay underwater sounds to remote processors (AN/SSQ-101, AN/SSQ-125, AN/SSQ-36, AN/SSQ-53, and AN/SSQ-62) Wide Area ASW Search Capabilities - Multistatic Active Coherent (MAC) Family of Systems: Active acoustic search capability for the P-8A that utilizes high power acoustic source (SSQ-125) and receiver (SSQ-101B) pair to detect subsurface targets across large geographic area MAC-E successfully completed its Operational Test Readiness Review as part of P-8A INC3B2 program and Operational Test is now underway Undersea Advantage Block 1 requirements definition and planning in work with a draft Capability Development Document completed Sonobuoy Enhancements: Continued improvements in existing sonobuoy product lines and platform processing capabilities to address Fleet shortfalls, increase capabilities Completed an initial demonstration of a Government defined digital specification Airborne ASW Intelligence (AAI): Systems and analysis to support Fleet acoustic intelligence collections Strategic Development: Early prototyping activities to address capability gaps Participation in Fleet Exercise using prototype sonobuoys and signal processing developed by our small business partners Coordinating with Office of Naval Research (ONR) to kick off FY25 ONR Future Naval Capability development International:

Portfolio of partners with annual sonobuoy procurements and interest in future capabilities USN interested in gaining early partner investment to continue accelerating IOC

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Industry Day Objectives Provide an overview of PMA-264 future capabilities/requirements related to UnderSea Advantage (USA) Block 1

Evaluate industrial base interest in fulfilling requirements

Conduct thorough Market Research to assist the Government with developing a robust Request for Proposal (RFP) package

Gain Industry insight/perspective on program strategy and potential industry risk areas

Provide an opportunity to hold one-on-one discussions with Industry

20 Aug 2025 NAVAIR Public Release 2025-0474. Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited As of Aug 2025 UnderSea Advantage (USA) Block 1 USA is a system of systems that includes a new sonobuoy (SSQ-145 Digital Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) Vertical Line Array (DDVLA)), software, enhanced signal processing, displays, and trainers

The SSQ-145 and USA processing increases the search size and adds detection capability over wide areas in deep ocean environments to work with and complement the MAC-E sensors and processing capabilities

SeaLandAire Technologies, Inc., a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III effort, is currently on contract to develop a prototype with DIFAR sensor elements in vertical line arrays with enhanced processing

This new capability will provide the Fleet with substantial array gain for a variety of noise and threat environments packaged into an A-size sonobuoy

Completion of this prototyping effort and the delivery of a Level II Technical Data Package (TDP) marks the beginning of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase

20 Aug 2025 NAVAIR Public Release 2025-0474. Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited As of Aug 2025 SSQ-145 Development and Production EMD Phase Includes:

Maturation of Level II TDP of the AN/SSQ-145 lower unit Level II TDP will be provided with the Request for Proposal (RFP) Integration of SSQ-145 lower with Offeror's qualified digital upper unit Redesign of the prototype unit battery System demonstration NLT Q1FY28 Program Verification & Validation (PV&V) complete by Q2FY29 Achieving Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 7 by Q3FY29 Establishment of reliability growth program Systems engineering technical reviews Sonobuoy Critical Design Review (CDR) NLT Q2FY27 PV&V Test Readiness Review NLT Q2FY28 Delivery of Production Representative Model (PRM) sonobuoys

*Dates provided are estimated/notional and are subject to change

20 Aug 2025 NAVAIR Public Release 2025-0474. Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited As of Aug 2025 EMD Phase Contracting Strategy Contracting Strategy: Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Competitive EMD OTA award planned for FY26 Vendor will be expected to deliver rapidly after contract award to produce initial quantities and enter PV&V Follow-on Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) OTA anticipated; will be dependent on successful PV&V

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Mission: Sonobuoys are expendable electro-mechanical Air ASW acoustic sensors used to locate, identify, track and obtain attack criteria on threat submarines

Description:

Air deployed ASW acoustic sensors Passive and active technology Expendable sensor used in both training and wartime Cost variable by type of sonobuoy and quantity ordered

Platforms: P-8A, P-3, MH-60R, Surface Ships “Common Buoys”: SSQ-36, SSQ-53, SSQ-62 “Multistatic Buoys”: SSQ-101, SSQ-125 “Specialty/Boutique”: SSQ-113

Employment: Sonobuoys are fundamental to the execution of Air ASW in training, operational, and wartime scenarios Only USN “munition” expended in large quantities during peacetime operations

Air ASW Sensors

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Paths to Sonobuoy Manufacturing The Government would be interested in understanding methods of gaining sonobuoy manufacturing partners Teaming agreement ideas Sub-system supplier Component supplier

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