The objective of the Blue Laser for Submarine Laser Communications (SLC) program is to develop and demonstrate duplex SLC that meets a spectrum of bandwidth requirements, to include low bandwidth missions (e.g., anti-submarine warfare) to high bandwidth missions (e.g., Special Operations Forces support or intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions).
The objective of the Blue Laser for Submarine Laser Communications (SLC) program is to develop and demonstrate duplex SLC that meets a spectrum of bandwidth requirements, to include low bandwidth missions (e.g., anti-submarine warfare) to high bandwidth missions (e.g., Special Operations Forces support or intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions). Submarine speed and depths during the demonstration are expected to be unrestricted. The demonstration results will be used to highlight the increased capabilities of the submarine force to support Navy, joint and coalition operations, and to validate system performance estimates. Program success will transform the submarine from an intermittent node (periscope depth) to a persistent cooperative node (networked at speed & depth).