# RN RFI0024 - FLOORPLATE REAL-ESTATE/INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT UNCREWED OPERATIONS

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 July 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 88335914-fd6a-4859-8eda-29baa9890d5a-663787
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7fd7b86b-ebd6-4585-9375-4a987f87c47f

## Description

The Royal Navy has ambitions to use Uncrewed systems \(and Systems of Systems Autonomous platforms\) to add Mass and Persistence in support of current crewed missions in the detection and tracking of threat submarines in areas of operational relevance to the United Kingdom\. Given the need to control a variety of Uncrewed Capabilities \(UxVs to include UAV/UUV/USV and static anchored autonomous nodes\) covering a given geographical area, what infrastructure should the RN be prudently anticipating with respect to a future Command and Control floor plate \(as a working premise this is anticipated to be front end C2 i\.e\. control of Navigation and 'life support' activities and not necessarily the 'back seat' acoustic processing capabilities - as this latter requirement would need an assessment of the likely 'edge processing' capability of an proposed 'solutions'\)\. Should Industry believe it is able to support an assessment of the 'acoustic' wet end processing, any observations on this impact on the watch floor would also be welcome\. Please see the attachment for more information including how to submit\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88335914-fd6a-4859-8eda-29baa9890d5a-663787)