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Home» News»NAVSEA Issues Draft RFP For Submarine-Launched ‘Snakehead’ LDUUV
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NAVSEA Issues Draft RFP For Submarine-Launched 'Snakehead' LDUUV
A surrogate Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) is submerged in the water in preparation for a test to demonstrate the capability of the Navy’s Common Control System (CCS) at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport in Puget Sound, Wash. in December 2015. US Navy Photo.

NAVSEA Issues Draft RFP For Submarine-Launched ‘Snakehead’ LDUUV

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has issued the draft request for proposal (RFP) for the the Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV), also known as Snakehead.

Xavier Vavasseur 31 Oct 2020

The notification of the draft RFP was issued on beta.sam.gov on 29 October 2020. The LDUUV RFP documents (including draft release of documents), Bidder’s Library, and communications with industry (including Industry engagement) contain controlled information and their access is restricted.

The beta.sam.gov page on LDUUV provides the following information on the program:

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-20-R-6302, for the award of a contract for the design, development, and fabrication of the Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV), also known as Snakehead. Snakehead is a long-endurance, multi-mission UUV, deployed from submarine large ocean interfaces, with the capability to deploy reconfigurable payloads. The LDUUV will provide guidance and control, navigation, autonomy, situational awareness, core communications, power distribution, energy and power, propulsion and maneuvering, other hotel functionality, and sensors in support of the Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE) mission. As a submarine launched UUV, the LDUUV will achieve full integration with the Modernized Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) and Payload Handling System (PHS) equipped submarines.

Slide 2 of a briefing by Captain Pete Small, Program Manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems (PMS 406) during SNA 2019.

As previously announced, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) won a contract award to develop and demonstrate a prototype Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant LiFT battery system for the LDUUV prototype.

Naval News understands that the LDUUV is likely to be deployed from submarines’ Dry Deck Shelters (DDS) typically used for Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDV) since the Snakehead’s large diameter won’t fit in a standard torpedo tube (533 mm).

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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