Seabasing Future Naval Capability

Shipboard Internal Cargo Movement/Seabase Connectors

An essential element of the Navy-Marine Corps strategy for the 21st century involves the concept of seabasing to provide for sustainable global projection of American power. Seabasing enhances maneuver ashore by providing advanced command and control; long range, high volume, precise fire support; and vital logistical support from the sea. The indefinite sustainment offered by seabasing is critical in anti-access situations where there are no U.S. advance bases, friendly ports, or airfields.

The Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Seabasing FNC is the vehicle used to fund S&T in ship design concepts and technology developments to enable seabasing. The Seabasing FNC addresses these end-to-end challenges:

• Logistics planning and system-wide visibility

• Ship-to-Shore cargo movement

• Shipboard internal cargo movement, including storage and accessibility