Rear Admiral Paolo PEZZUTTI Commander COM.SUB.IN, Italian Navy HISTORY A «HYBRID» ORGANIZATION Navy Divers Special Forces 1961 A «USER DRIVEN» ORGANIZATION School Naval Units R&D Raiders Divers Financial LOG management Medics ORGANIZATION NAVY C.o.S. COMSUBIN Commander of Navy Divers and Special Forces Naval Financial R&D School Medics Logistic Special Navy Units management Forces Divers COMSUBIN INFRASTRUCTURE Leper hospital of Varignano (1724) COMSUBIN INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING AREAS COMSUBIN La Spezia and «5 terre» COMSUBIN INFRASTRUCTURE Training Ship STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Conventional Hybrid theatres scenarios and risks Sea control Priority of undersea warfare Technological superiority SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES NEW GENERATION MISSIONS CONTINUOUS OF SDVs • Military Assistance DEVELOPMENT • Endurance, speed, number of operators transported • Direct Action • Concepts • Full integration into the • Special • Technologies Command and Control Reconnaissance architecture • Techniques • Counterterrorism • Payloads • Tactics • Hostage • Navigation systems rescue/release • Procedures • Propulsion system • Life support system SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES Italian SLC «Siluro a Lenta Corsa» 2nd World War SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES DRY COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE NAVY DIVING CAPABILITIES MISSIONS CONTINUOUS DIVING CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT • Distressed Submarines • Technologies • Scuba diving up to 80 m Search & Rescue • Diving physiology (DISSUB SAR) • Saturation diving up to (Air, Nitrox, Heliox, 300 m • Explosive Ordnance Trimix) Disposal (EOD) & • Diving systems • DISSUB Ops up to 300 m Improvised Explosive (scuba, surface • Atmospheric Diving Suit Devices Disposal (IEDD) supplied, closed and (ADS) up to 300 m in maritime and semi-closed circuit) underwater domains • Decompression • Remotely Operated tables • Underwater works of Vehicle (ROV) up to any type (i.e. Salvage) • Diving procedures 2.000 m LESSONS LEARNED TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY AREAS SDV WE ARE INVESTIGATING DIVER • Underwater networking SRV ROV • AUV for EOD AUV intervention • Wearable to monitor divers (t-shirt) • Combat diver digital navigation device TECHNOLOGY Improvements technology for • Divers equipment and materials • improved endurance & shortened decompression • lower mag & acoustic signature • Lighter and more Semi-Closed Atmospheric Surface Hyperbaric resistant materials & Fully Closed Diving Supplied chambers for hyperbaric breathing circuits System chambers NEW SHIP SHIP CAPABILITIES • Dynamic position system • Deep diving up to 300 m • Submarine rescue: − SRC up to 300 m − SRV up to 600 m • ADS up to 300 m • ROV up to 4.000 m SHIP CHARACTERISTICS • AUV up to 4.000 m Length: 120 m Displacement : 8.000 t • Designed to embark Crew: 200 people NSRS and SRDRS DEEP DIVING SIMULATION FACILITY THE NEW DEEP DIVING Diving SIMULATION FACILITY offshore companies • Cornerstone of research & NATO Academia development activities and EDA education and training with academia, industry and deep Ocean diving schools. simulation facility Deep R & D diving • Network of professional schools competences important for the national underwater Maritime community from the Industry operational and scientific schools perspective. CONCLUSION: KEY PRINCIPLES • Keep it simple! • Technical infallibility does not exist: have a “bail-out” • Perfect system does not exist: have the right one for the right scenario • Modularity / Common parts / Common references provide a substantial benefit • Civilian technical standards are mature enough for military application in many cases Rear Admiral Paolo PEZZUTTI Commander COM.SUB.IN, Italian Navy .