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Good morning, Mr Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee and staff. I am pleased to appear 

 before you today to outline Raytheon views on the subjects of marine science and oceanographic 

 research. These are areas of great importance both to my organization and to New England, in 

 general. In fact, the Submarine Signal Operation of Raytheon Company traces its roots back to 

 the Submarine Signal Company in 1901 - these matters have been important to us for over 90 

 years. 



Today, I would like to address three topics to this group - one example of a technology which is 

 particularly strong in New England but one which is suffering from declining budgets. One which 

 fits our definition of dual use, but which has been entirely private sector financed. And, lastly, I'd 

 like to address the subject of partnerships. 



First, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) is an area also covered by Dr. John Sirmalis from 

 NUWC, and whose remarks we strongly endorse. These torpedo-like devices which come in a 

 variety of sizes offer numerous advantages to both military and commercial applications. To the 

 military, functions such as covert surveillance and mine countermeasures can be accomplished 

 without risk to human life. 



Interest in the military applications led to a flurry of development activities in the early 90's with 

 both DoD and industry investments, which in turn created a very strong base of technology 

 centered here in New England among such organizations as Draper Laboratories, the Naval 

 Undersea Warfare Center, Raytheon, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and others. However, 

 government fijnding reductions have sharply reduced the number of military program 

 opportunities. Attention of some of us was then diverted to commercial use of this technology. 



Commercially, UUVs have considerable oceanographic research potential, as well as the ability to 

 perform difficult underwater platform and pipeline inspections at low cost and in safety. Although 

 we believe this technology holds significant promise in undersea applications, without government 

 investment these commercial opportunities are reduced since potential users such as underwater 

 pipeline operators do not typically underwrite product development. Without Government 

 investment in industry, university, and government laboratory R&D, the risks are too high and the 

 payback too uncertain for commercial interests to carry the development load. 



So, although we've built a critical mass of capability in UUVs in the New England area, it is in 

 danger of withering away. 



I'd like now to discuss a dual-use development, which Raytheon has been engaged in along with 

 our partner. Coastal Corporation of Houston, Texas. 



The origins of this development go back to 1992. It was prompted by a confluence of events. 

 The grounding of the EXXON VALDEZ in Prince William Sound, and the attendant damage; the 



