Coastal Trident 2019 is aligned with the Annual Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) in order to support U.S. Navy science and technology initiatives.
CT-19 activities provide a low-risk environment in which developing technologies can be evaluated for their abilities to meet Fleet needs
- Maritime domain awareness and information dominance
- Asymmetric threat detection and characterization
- Unmanned systems applications and countermeasures
- Incident response and remote support of shipboard combat systems
ANTX activities have facilitated CT-19 engagement with 7 U.S. Navy Warfare Centers
Coastal Trident ANTX Intent
The exercise will be conducted to examine the operational and technical capabilities of regional stakeholders to address asymmetric threats to port and maritime operations, commerce, and critical infrastructure
- Training activities will be designed to increase individual and unit proficiency in specialized port and maritime mission tasks
- Technical demonstrations will be designed to increase awareness and access to developing technologies
- Field experimentation activities will be designed to validate concepts of employment and evaluate performance under operational conditions
- Exercise activities will be designed to validate concepts of operation and evaluate capabilities under operational condition
Objectives
The following overarching objectives have been established to support the intent of the Coastal Trident program
- Evaluate capabilities to recognize and respond to asymmetric threats in the port and maritime domains
- Evaluate operational coordination, command and control, and interoperability between port and maritime security stakeholders
- Evaluate capabilities to collect, exploit, and disseminate information in support of dynamic operational decisions
Program Design
- CT ANTX will be conducted as a series of technical demonstrations, field experiments, discussion-based and operations-based exercises
- A modular construct facilitates control over interactions between program activities and permits achievement of a diverse set of objectives
- Minimizes risk of disruption due to real-world operational commitments
- Minimizes risk of disruption due to performance or integration of technology
- Allows for concurrent activities by participants at differing levels of proficiency
October 24, 2018
Initial Planning Meeting:
December 12, 2018
Mid-term Planning Meeting:
February 13, 2019
Final Planning Meeting:
MAST EXPO:
April 10, 2019
Program Execution:
May 6 through September 18, 2019
Who Participates in Coastal Trident?
Coastal Trident is designed to meet the needs of a diverse set of stakeholder and participant organizations, while promoting “whole of society” innovation and collaboration through timely and relevant scenarios.
Federal Government
-Navy and Joint-DOD organizations
-Lead federal agencies
-Specialized response organizations
-Port and maritime security stakeholders
-Science & technology organizations
State Government
-Specialized response organizations
-Port and maritime security stakeholders
-Academic institutions and laboratories
Local Government
-First response organizations
-Port and maritime security stakeholders
-Port authorities and special districts
Private Sector
-Technology developers and subject matter experts
-Port and maritime operations and security stakeholders
-Logistics and surge capacity providers
-Academic institutions and laboratories
If you would like to contact us regarding research opportunities, current and upcoming programs, or general information, we welcome your inquiries.