Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP’s Munitions Response program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that can characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage sites affected by military munitions.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Detection of UXO in Underwater Sites Using Towed-Array Resistivity/ Induced Polarization Measurements

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1325
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Urquhart, Zonge Engineering, Inc.
SERDP Apr 2004

Modeling for Sensor Evaluation in Underwater UXO Test Beds

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1329
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jan 2008

Seismic Imaging of UXO-Contaminated Underwater Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1387
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Oct 2005

Characterization of Freshwater Electromagnetic Subbottom Sediment Properties and Target Responses for Detection of UXO with Ground-Penetrating Radar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1440
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Arcone, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2008

Assessing Sonar Performance Against Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1506
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP May 2009

Underwater UXO Multi-Sensor Data Base Collection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1507
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Carroll, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jul 2009

Wide-Area Detection and Identification of Underwater UXO Using Structural Acoustic Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1513
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Houston, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
SERDP Feb 2011

Sensor Phenomenology and Feature Development for Improved Sonar-Based Detection and Discrimination of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1533
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eugene Lavely, BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Information Technologies
SERDP Dec 2009

Detection of Underwater Military Munitions by a Synoptic, Airborne Multi-Sensor System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1630
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael DeWeert, BAE Systems Spectral Solutions, LLC
SERDP Jul 2010

Marine UXO Characterization Based on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1631
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
SERDP Jul 2010

Electromagnetic Induction Modeling for UXO Detection and Discrimination Underwater

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1632
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP Dec 2011

Belief Theoretic Multi-Sensory Data Fusion for Underwater UXO Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1660
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shahriar Negahdaripour, University of Miami
SERDP Feb 2011

Superconducting Magnetic Tensor Gradiometer System for Detection of Underwater Military Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1661
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Jun 2012

Sonar Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO and Environmental Parameters

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1666
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jul 2012

Detection and Classification of Buried UXO and Determination of Seafloor Parameters in Littoral Environments Using Resonance Scattering Sonar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1668
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Apr 2010

Buried Underwater Munitions and Clutter Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1717
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jesse McNinch, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Oct 2010

A Low Frequency Electromagnetic Sensor for Underwater Geolocation

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1719
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP May 2011