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NAVY PROGRAMS AN/BLQ-10 145 • During at-sea developmental and operational testing in October 2012, the Navy assessed the ability of TI-08 to intercept LPI radars and the ability of the MMM to localize communications signals. DOT&E issued a classified report on this testing in September 2013. • In September 2013, the Navy conducted cybersecurity testing of BLQ-10. Activity • The Navy completed TEMP Revision C to cover testing of the TI-08 and TI-10 upgrades to the system. • After TEMP Revision C was signed, the Navy decided to accelerate the fielding of a new communications intercept algorithm into TI-10. This change will necessitate a new TEMP revision to cover the additional testing required for this capability. The Navy has begun the test design and TEMP revision processes. referred to as TIs, will be fielded every two years. TI-08 was the first such upgrade, which added a subsystem to intercept some LPI radar signals. • The AN/BLQ-10 provides support for specialized, carry-on electronic warfare equipment and personnel. Mission Submarine crews use the AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare support system whenever the submarine is at periscope depth. Crews use the information provided by AN/BLQ-10 for the following submarine force missions: • Threat warning to avoid counterdetection and collision • Determining the number and location of targets for subsequent prosecution • Conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in support of fleet or battlegroup objectives Major Contractor Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training – Syracuse, New York Executive Summary • The Navy operationally tested the AN/BLQ-10 system with the Technical Insertion (TI) 2008 (TI-08) upgrade and the Multifunction Modular Mast (MMM) in October 2012. • DOT&E issued a classified report on that testing in September 2013 and concluded the TI-08 upgrade improves the system’s intercept capability against Low-Probability of Intercept (LPI) radars, and the MMM provides communications signal localization accuracy that would be sufficient for most missions. DOT&E assessed the AN/BLQ-10 system as not operationally effective for use in collection of communications signals. • DOT&E is working with the Navy to develop a Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) to support assessment of the AN/BLQ-10 system with the TI-10 upgrade. Testing on the TI-10 version of the system is expected to occur during FY14. System • The AN/BLQ-10 system is an electronic warfare support system for U.S. submarines. It provides automatic intercept capability (detection, classification, localization, and identification) for both radar and communications signals. Separate subsystems process radar and communications signals. • The AN/BLQ-10 processes signals collected with the submarine’s masts. Radar signals are collected by the imaging mast, which is either a photonics mast (on the Virginia class) or a periscope (on all other classes). Communications signals are collected from both the imaging mast and a dedicated communications intercept mast, which is either an AN/BRD-7 (on the Los Angeles and Seawolf classes), an AN/BSD-2 (on the Virginia class), or a MMM (recently fielded on some Los Angeles and Virginia class ships). These masts provide largely the same functionality but with different frequency coverage and localization accuracy. • The program is adopting an open-architecture, incremental development process. Hardware and software updates, AN/BLQ‑10 Submarine Electronic Warfare Support System

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AN/BLQ-10145

• Duringat-seadevelopmentalandoperationaltestinginOctober2012,theNavyassessedtheabilityofTI-08tointerceptLPIradarsandtheabilityoftheMMMtolocalizecommunicationssignals.DOT&EissuedaclassifiedreportonthistestinginSeptember2013.

• InSeptember2013,theNavyconductedcybersecuritytestingofBLQ-10.

Activity• TheNavycompletedTEMPRevisionCtocovertestingoftheTI-08andTI-10upgradestothesystem.

• AfterTEMPRevisionCwassigned,theNavydecidedtoacceleratethefieldingofanewcommunicationsinterceptalgorithmintoTI-10.ThischangewillnecessitateanewTEMPrevisiontocovertheadditionaltestingrequiredforthiscapability.TheNavyhasbegunthetestdesignandTEMPrevisionprocesses.

referredtoasTIs,willbefieldedeverytwoyears.TI-08wasthefirstsuchupgrade,whichaddedasubsystemtointerceptsomeLPIradarsignals.

• TheAN/BLQ-10providessupportforspecialized,carry-onelectronicwarfareequipmentandpersonnel.

MissionSubmarinecrewsusetheAN/BLQ-10electronicwarfaresupportsystemwheneverthesubmarineisatperiscopedepth.CrewsusetheinformationprovidedbyAN/BLQ-10forthefollowingsubmarineforcemissions:• Threatwarningtoavoidcounterdetectionandcollision• Determiningthenumberandlocationoftargetsforsubsequentprosecution

• ConductingIntelligence,Surveillance,andReconnaissanceinsupportoffleetorbattlegroupobjectives

Major ContractorLockheedMartinMissionSystemsandTraining–Syracuse,NewYork

Executive Summary• TheNavyoperationallytestedtheAN/BLQ-10systemwiththeTechnicalInsertion(TI)2008(TI-08)upgradeandtheMultifunctionModularMast(MMM)inOctober2012.

• DOT&EissuedaclassifiedreportonthattestinginSeptember2013andconcludedtheTI-08upgradeimprovesthesystem’sinterceptcapabilityagainstLow-ProbabilityofIntercept(LPI)radars,andtheMMMprovidescommunicationssignallocalizationaccuracythatwouldbesufficientformostmissions.DOT&EassessedtheAN / BLQ-10systemasnotoperationallyeffectiveforuseincollectionofcommunicationssignals.

• DOT&EisworkingwiththeNavytodevelopaTestandEvaluationMasterPlan(TEMP)tosupportassessmentoftheAN/BLQ-10systemwiththeTI-10upgrade.TestingontheTI-10versionofthesystemisexpectedtooccurduringFY14.

System• TheAN/BLQ-10systemisanelectronicwarfaresupportsystemforU.S.submarines.Itprovidesautomaticinterceptcapability(detection,classification,localization,andidentification)forbothradarandcommunicationssignals.Separatesubsystemsprocessradarandcommunicationssignals.

• TheAN/BLQ-10processessignalscollectedwiththesubmarine’smasts.Radarsignalsarecollectedbytheimagingmast,whichiseitheraphotonicsmast(ontheVirginiaclass)oraperiscope(onallotherclasses).Communicationssignalsarecollectedfromboththeimagingmastandadedicatedcommunicationsinterceptmast,whichiseitheranAN/BRD-7(ontheLos Angeles and Seawolfclasses),anAN/BSD-2(ontheVirginiaclass),oraMMM(recentlyfieldedonsomeLos Angeles and Virginiaclassships).Thesemastsprovidelargelythesamefunctionalitybutwithdifferentfrequencycoverageandlocalizationaccuracy.

• Theprogramisadoptinganopen-architecture,incrementaldevelopmentprocess.Hardwareandsoftwareupdates,

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Assessment• TheAN/BLQ-10systemislimitedinoperationaleffectiveness.Thesystemdetectssomeradarsatlongranges;however,operationaltestingwasinadequatetodeterminetheextentoperatorscanusetheAN/BLQ-10tosupportsubmarinemissions.TheNavyhasnotyetconductedoperationaltestingagainstsomemodernthreatradarsorappropriatesurrogates.TheAN/BLQ-10systemisnotoperationallyeffectiveforcollectingcommunicationssignalsduetoitsinabilitytoautomaticallydetectsomesignaltypes.

• TheTI-08upgradeprovidesimprovedinterceptcapabilityagainsttheintendedLPIradars.However,thenumberofLPIradarsisincreasingandtheNavywillneedtodevelopfutureupgradestostaycurrentwithnewertechnology.

• TheMMMprovidescommunicationslocalizationaccuracythatwouldbesufficientformostsubmarinemissions.OperationaltestingshowedthesystemdidnotmeettheNavy’sestablishedthresholds.

• Themostrecentoperationaltestingwaspartiallyadequatebecauseitprovidedsufficientdata,whensupplementedwithdevelopmentaltestingresults,toassessthetechnicalperformanceoftheAN/BLQ-10’sinterceptcapabilities.However,theNavydidnotconducttestinginaccordancewiththeOctober2012DOT&E-approvedtestplan.- Testingwasnotadequatetoassesstheoperators’abilityto

determinecounterdetectionrisks,whichisaprimaryuseinsubmarineoperations.Inparticular,thetestplanrequireda Ticonderogaclasscruisertoactasasurrogatethreat;however,theshipscheduledtoparticipatewasunableduetoamaterialcasualtyandnoothershipswereavailable.

- Thesubmarine’screwdidnotactrealisticallytothethreatposedbytheavailableP-3Caircraft,whichwastheonlythreatsurrogateinthetest.TheseproblemslimitedthedataavailabletoevaluatetheAN/BLQ-10’ssupportofthreatavoidance.

• TheAN/BLQ-10isnotoperationallysuitablebecausetheNavy’strainingsystemisnotsufficienttoallowfleetoperatorstomaintainproficiencyonthesystem.

Recommendations• StatusofPreviousRecommendations.Thisisthefirstannualreportforthisprogram.

• FY13Recommendations.TheNavyshould:1. ReconsideruseofProbabilityofCommunicationsSignal

InterceptandProbabilityofElectronicSignalInterceptinestablishingtheAN/BLQ-10systemrequirementsandusemeasuresthataddressthesystem’scapabilitiesagainsteachofthesignaltypes.

2. DevelopamorerobusttrainingprogramtoincreasetheproficiencyofAN/BLQ-10operatorsandmaintainersonthecommunicationssubsystem.

3. Avoidconductingdevelopmentaltestingimmediatelybeforeoperationaltestingunlessmeasuresareinplacetopreventdegradedoperatorperformanceduetodesensitization.

4. StructurefutureteststoevaluateAN/BLQ-10’ssupportofthreatavoidance,ratherthanlimitingthemtoassessingthetechnicalperformanceofthesystem.


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