{"id":129949,"date":"2020-11-04T09:48:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T19:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=129949"},"modified":"2020-11-04T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T19:48:15","slug":"uh-partners-on-re-supply-submarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/11\/04\/uh-partners-on-re-supply-submarine\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> partners with U.S.<\/abbr> Navy on re-supply to ballistic missile submarine"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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An unmanned aerial vehicle delivers a payload to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS<\/abbr> Henry M. Jackson (SSBN<\/abbr> 730) near the Hawaiian Islands. Photo credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Langer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The U.S.<\/abbr> Navy<\/a> successfully conducted the first at-sea unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV<\/abbr>) delivery to a Ohio-class, ballistic-missile submarine on October 19, 2020, in cooperation with the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Applied Research Laboratory<\/a> (ARL<\/abbr>). This re-supply was one of four U.S.<\/abbr> Strategic Command expeditionary logistics events in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands with USS<\/abbr> Henry M. Jackson (SSBN<\/abbr> 730). <\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> ARL<\/abbr> worked hand-in-hand with Commander, Submarine Force, U.S.<\/abbr> Pacific Fleet, U.S.<\/abbr> Navy Sailors, Department of Navy civilians and U.S.<\/abbr> Air Force airmen to develop best practices and training protocols. UH<\/abbr> <\/abbr>ARL<\/abbr> developed and conducted training exercises with personnel to ensure the sailors-turned-UAV<\/abbr> pilots were ready for the re-supply event. <\/p>\n

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Electronics Technician, Submarine, Navigation 1st Class Carlos Gonzalez, assigned to Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, pilots an unmanned aerial vehicle after delivering a payload to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS<\/abbr> Henry M. Jackson (SSBN<\/abbr> 730) around the Hawaiian Islands. Photo credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“This effort is emblematic of how collaboration between Navy stakeholders and UH<\/abbr> scientists and engineers can rapidly evolve the capabilities of small unmanned systems,” said Margo Edwards<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> ARL<\/abbr> director. “ARL<\/abbr> at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is proud to be a part of this effort and cherishes our relationship with the submarine community.”<\/p>\n

The project is the latest collaboration between UH<\/abbr> ARL<\/abbr> and Commander, Submarine Force, U.S.<\/abbr> Pacific Fleet. <\/p>\n

“We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Applied Research Lab team on the first at-sea UAV<\/abbr> delivery to a ballistic-missile submarine,” said Rear Adm.<\/abbr> Blake Converse, commander, Submarine Force, U.S.<\/abbr> Pacific Fleet. “Our sailors, civilians and airmen learned a great deal in this academic and operational environment. They are all making a difference, demonstrating our ability to meet U.S.<\/abbr> Strategic Command’s expeditionary logistics requirements—anytime, anywhere.”<\/p>\n

ARL<\/abbr> was established in 2008 as a Navy-sponsored lab and is one of 13 university-affiliated research centers within the U.S.<\/abbr> Department of Defense (DoD<\/abbr>). In 2019, UH<\/abbr> and ARL<\/abbr> were awarded a $77.2 million, five-year contract from the DoD<\/abbr> to conduct research, development, engineering, and test and evaluation of programs.<\/p>\n

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An unmanned aerial vehicle delivers a payload to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS<\/abbr> Henry M. Jackson (SSBN<\/abbr> 730) near the Hawaiian Islands. Photo credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UH<\/abbr> ARL<\/abbr> developed and conducted training exercises with personnel to ensure the sailors-turned-UAV<\/abbr> pilots were ready for the re-supply event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[573,858,9,947],"class_list":["post-129949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-applied-research-laboratory","tag-uav","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t