P407 Littoral Innovation & Prototype Facility
Project Details
Solutions
Location
Panama City, FL
Client / Owner
NAVFAC Southeast
Focus Areas & Services
RS&H paves the way for naval research & development with the P407 Littoral Innovation & Prototype Facility design
After leading the concept design workshop and project development phase, RS&H, as part of a joint venture (JV), was selected to lead the P407 Littoral Innovation and Prototype Facility design at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City, FL. RS&H and its JV partner provided 100% multi-discipline vertical construction documents for a 54,475 square-foot laboratory and support space capable of housing workspace and laboratories for engineers and scientists. The facility will consolidate geographically dispersed buildings, increasing inter-program research interaction while also reducing maintenance and repair costs.
The Littoral Innovation and Prototyping Center will enhance collaborative and equipment capabilities during Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) for Mine Warfare (MIW) and Expeditionary Warfare (EXW) operations taking place in the littoral environment, both key mission areas for NSWC PCD.
The facility will meet Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and will be equipped with high bays with an overhead crane, loading dock, large tank room, and elevator. Laboratory spaces will be outfitted for technology development in the areas of: advanced sensors; biosciences; communications; computational sciences; platform-based cybersecurity; big data analytics; autonomy; robotics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; automatic target recognition; and predictive methodologies. Development of these capabilities will contribute to future success of NSWC PCD’s mission of ensuring warfighting dominance in the littoral battlespace and coastal areas.
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