WATERBORNE OPS & MARITIME UxS

Uncrewed Maritime Systems Test, Evaluation & Training

Four bodies of water and five miles of private river frontage support UMS training and full spectrum waterborne ops
Water Depths 10-30 ft Integrated Land, Air & Water Training

Water Access and Ops Area

  • Water depths range from 10 to 30 ft with across multiple access points
  • Small craft operations with shoreline staging and launch and recovery areas
  • Insertion and exfiltration routes for boat to land transitions and timed pickups
  • Load bearing swims with full kit water movement, route control, and recovery lanes
  • Low vis movement with terrain masking, light discipline, and quiet waterline entries
  • Water survival scenarios including flotation, signaling, and self rescue drills
  • Helocast capable area with designated recovery lanes and surface craft deconfliction

Cherry Lake

Minutes from the Clubhouse, Cherry Lake expands Second Bend Labs’ Maritime UAS capability by adding access to a 479-acre freshwater operating environment for integrated land, air, and water training. With water training assets ranging from river corridors to large-scale freshwater areas, Second Bend Labs enables diverse maritime training within a broader land, air, and tactical training framework. At Cherry Lake, water depths span 10 to 30 feet, with float planes able to land on the lake.

CONTROLLED WATER ACCESS AND RECOVERY

Repeatable operating areas with controlled access, shoreline staging, and recovery lanes