Networked Underwater Warfare TDP - A Concept Demonstrator for Multi-Platform Operations

The Networked Underwater Warfare Technology Demonstration Project (NUW TDP) is a Defence R&D Canada activity that will spend approximately $6.2M over four years to investigate, via simulation and real-time demonstration, future capabilities for the Canadian Navy and Maritime Air to carry out integrated, singleand multi-platform UnderWater Warfare (UWW) in national operations and coalition operations with our allies. It will utilize information from a variety of acoustic sensors to build the local-area UWW picture and subsequently provide it to the command system for merging into the overall tactical picture. Included in the project will be an investigation of other acoustic-related applications that emphasize complete visualization of the tactical scene, including tactical oceanography, and classification and decision aids to optimize the employment of UWW resources.