Littoral Research Group L.L.C. (LRG) of New Orleans Louisiana has teamed with Kinetic Art and Technology (KAT) and Seemann Composites to offer a dynamic partnership that combines world class Naval Architecture services with cutting edge, award winning, electrical engineering and design along with the state-of-the-art composites innovation. LRG has proposed an integrated design approach to the development of the Automated Asset Deployment and Retrieval System from Organic Offboard Vehicles (OOVs) that takes into consideration the performance of the OOV during the deployment, operation, and after retrieval. They propose to not only address the Deployment and Retrieval components but to also include the supporting infrastructure in their analysis in an effort to extend the capabilities of the OOV Benefit Currently, the Navy is developing a fleet of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) in the support of the Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) mandate. This fleet is being developed from the 7-meter and 11-meter RHIBs because they have shown the capability to support such operations as mine countermeasures, amphibious warfare support, communication relay with UUVs, and a significant number of other functions. LRG views the 11-meter RHIB and the hybrid-electric 7-meter RHIB as a potential platform for the USV and believes that the addition of the remote or automated MCM D & R capabilities will promote its further development and deployment with in the military/government and industry. Additional future development that LRG will be pursuing includes the remote and ultimately autonomous operation of the craft. Keywords Sonar, Organic Offboard Vehicles, unmanned surface vehicle, Influence Sweep, Mine Counter Measures, Deployment and Retrieval
