Near Term Surf Zone/Beach Zone Mine and Obstacle Breaching

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Near Term Surf Zone/Beach Zone Mine and Obstacle Breaching: (1) General Statement of Research Need The Organic Mine Countermeasures Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) seeks white papers describing technology concepts that will form the foundation for a near term (circa 2006) Naval system for Countermine/Counterobstacle (CMCO) application in Surf Zone (SZ) and Beach Zone (BZ) operational environments. These concepts must support the current naval amphibious warfare operations such as power projection. Emphasis is placed upon the Naval requirements to a) conduct breaching/neutralization of light obstacles, and/or all mine types in the SZ and BZ environments and b) safely navigate the cleared areas via amphibious landing craft. Concepts should include technologies to enable safe navigation within the cleared areas. Selection criteria will reward those concepts exhibiting application to both mines and obstacles. Responses which propose adaptation of existing systems concepts to the SZ/BZ breach problem in an approach which will potentially reduce development costs and risk are encouraged.