Harbor Threat Detection, Classification, and Identification

There is a critical need for reliably and rapidly detecting, identifying, and tracking submerged low observable targets in port environments, which would allow for rapid and effective neutralization of such threats. Without this capability, personnel, naval platforms and targets of opportunity are exposed to a cheap kill by an opportunistic threat. The goal of this effort is to exploit for the first time detailed active and passive acoustic signature information associated with harbor threats together with advanced Bayesian classifier techniques. In this effort the intent is to leverage the highly successful science and technology carried out in the broadband mine identification program [Ref. 1 and EOY reports for Award Numbers: N0001406WX20052 and N0001406WX20679].