Lockheed Martin to develop Special Ops mini-sub based on commercial technologies

摘要

Undersea warfare experts at Lockheed Martin are making another run at designing an affordable mini-submarine to transport Special Operations combat swimmers covertly while minimizing swim time to keep the divers from becoming too exhausted to carry out their missions. Officials of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at Mac-Dill Air Force Base, Fla., announced a $166 million contract to the Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training segment in Riviera Beach, Fla., for the Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) program. Lockheed Martin experts will design, build, test, and maintain a dry-environment diver lock-in/lock-out undersea-mobility capability by designing and procuring commercially classed submers-ibles for use by Special Forces in special operations environments.